Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I saw that programme as well. It is unquestionable, as the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, has said, that we have seen a significant increase in eating disorders. We are able to see the impact that has on the individuals themselves and their families. In April of this year, as Deputy Pringle will know, the Minister of State announced additional funding for the eating disorders programme of €1.3 million, which included €700,000 in funding for a new adult eating disorder team which is based in CHO 7, out of Dublin and Wicklow. This announcement brings the number of eating disorder teams across the country to 12. It has also been announced as part of budget 2025 for mental health services that approximately €1.2 million in funding will be allocated to the national clinical programme for eating disorders, for an additional two teams, which will bring the total number of eating disorder teams nationally to 14. This will include a CAMHS eating disorder team for CHO 3, which is the mid-west.

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