James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 181: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the effects the recruitment embargo is having on patients who need to see a child psychologist in the Mullingar area; if her further attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a waiting list of over one year in the Mullingar area for child psychology and the waiting list currently consists of more than 105 children; if her further attention has been drawn to the fact that there are only two professionals employed in children and families psychology in the Mullingar area; her plans to allocate additional resources to child psychology in Mullingar, County Westmeath, to tackle these problems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27711/10]

John Moloney (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The 2010 Employment Control Framework for the health service allows the HSE to fill vacant posts and to create new posts of psychologists in mental health. As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.