Number of children locally waiting over a year for psychology treatment increases five-fold in three years

The number of children in the Shannonside region waiting over a year for psychology treatment has increased five-fold in three years. The HSE says the figure was 106 in October 2021.

But this rose to 527 in December 2024 - with 363 in Longford-Westmeath, 58 in Sligo-Leitrim and 106 in Roscommon. Sorca Clarke is a Sinn Féin TD for Longford-Westmeath: