Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Peadar Tóibín - PQ 26701-26
Deputy Tóibín asked about the number of children with mental health challenges that are waiting for an appointment with a consultant. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and Public Affairs
Published: April 2026
Updated: July 2026
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under the age of 18 years-of-age with mental health challenges that are waiting for an appointment with a consultant; the number of children under the age of 18 years-of-age with mental health challenges that are waiting for longer than a year for an appointment with a consultant; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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