Paul Reid accepts HSE 'missed opportunities' to intervene in Kerry scandal

Chief executive Paul Reid: "I know the understanding to jump to the discipline issue, but a whole suite of issues have to be addressed here." Photo: Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland

The chief executive of the HSE has said disciplinary action will be considered after it emerged that children were overmedicated with a cocktail of prescription drugs.

Paul Reid said the revelations were not so much a specific disciplinary issue with one person but they indicated a whole series of governance issues that need to be addressed following a damning report on the Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Camhs).