Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State. They are all good proposals, but I cannot stress enough the urgency and the importance of communication with the patients and their families. I was contacted by one family whose daughter suffered from chronic fatigue and experienced social anxiety going into secondary school, in respect of which she was put on antipsychotic medication which is used to treat schizophrenia, mania and other types of serious illness. Those who are already aggrieved, damaged and hurt by the system that is in place need answers and they need them now. I urge the Minister of State to ensure there is communication with them, and to tell them what is happening and when a care plan will be place. There are many more families out there. This is only the tip of the iceberg. There are at least as many families in north Kerry subject to the same practices that we heard about in regard to south Kerry.

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