Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Mythen for his question. I am from CHO 5. I am aware that we have an adult eating disorder team in place in Kilkenny but we still do not have a CAMHS eating disorder team in place. The model of care in 2018 advocated for 16 teams in total, eight adult teams and eight CAMHS teams. To date, we have 12 of the teams funded, of which 11 are in place. I announced one more adult team a few weeks ago for CHO 7. We have four more teams to go in order to reach the full model of care. I hope to do two more in budget 2025 - I hope the Tánaiste is listening - and two the following year in 2026. We have made great progress. Last year, recurring funding for eating disorders was €8.1 million. Some 90% of all those with eating disorders can be treated well in the community, so it is imperative that we deliver the next four eating disorder teams and that we do not have a postcode lottery. I want to see it happen in CHO 5 as well.

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