Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

First, I bring up the really tragic story of Kyran Durnin, the missing child and subject of the murder investigation. We obviously hope this investigation continues, the child is found and we get some element of truth and justice. There is a wider issue regarding child welfare and child protection, but that is for another day.

I also bring up the issue of Michael Reade of LMFM, whom, sadly, we lost. He was a top-class interviewer and broadcaster. He was tough, sometimes a bit too tough, but very fair. He will be sadly missed.

I put on record an issue that has been brought to me regarding CAMHS Dundalk and north Louth. People have not been able to get through on the phone and they are getting a recorded message. How it was put to me was that CAMHS north Louth is experiencing a crisis in administration where its administration staff has been cut and only one person is working three days a week. Calls will only be answered between 10 and 12 on Monday and Friday mornings. Clinicians will try to continue with their appointments and will be answering the door for appointments, but that is all. This is causing a huge issue regarding medicines and all the rest of it. My office has had a number of people come to it. We have been able to deal with those issues one by one but this is an issue that definitely needs to be resolved. We know the issues there are regarding mental health services across the board but this is one that can be dealt with quickly and needs to be.

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