A local GP says suicidal young people have had to wait up to nine hours in emergency departments for an assessment.
Roscommon-Galway TD Martin Daly, from Fianna Fáil, said there's been a tsunami of mental health issues since the Covid pandemic.
He was speaking in the Dáil yesterday.
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Eoghan Murphy has been speaking to him about the cause of the problem today:
Anyone affected by that interview can contact the Samaritans on 116 123.