Social Democrats leader tells Dáil total number of children and teenagers on list for Cork and Kerry now tops 5,000Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns: 'It’s clear from these figures that waiting-lists in the Cork-Kerry primary care psychology services are completely out of control.
“It’s clear from these figures that waiting-lists in the Cork-Kerry primary care psychology services are completely out of control,” said Ms Cairns, noting the North Lee and South Lee services were in greatest difficulty, with waiting-lists of 1,531 and 1,632 young people. “The fact that 105 young people in the Cork services are waiting four to five years for intervention is deeply shocking. We need the Minister for Mental Health to take the situation in hand and devise an urgent plan to address this crisis in primary care psychology services in Cork-Kerry.”