Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 14905-26
Deputy O'Flynn asked about the number of children currently awaiting a CAMHS assessment. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: February 2026
Updated: April 2026
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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 14905-26
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting CAMHS assessment; the number waiting over three months, six months, and 12 months; whether the HSE records adverse incidents, emergency department presentations, or suicide attempts involving children while awaiting CAMHS; whether children on waiting lists are subject to periodic clinical review; and the safeguarding protocols in place for children categorised as routine referrals
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