Cork and Kerry children missing out on mental health treatment in 'postcode lottery' 

The number of children waiting for care nationally has shot up from 2,384 in August to 3,357 now, according to the latest HSE figures. Of that total, 682, or 20%, are in the Cork/Kerry region. File picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Almost half of the children waiting more than a year for critical mental health treatment are in the Cork/Kerry region, it has emerged.

The number waiting for care nationally has shot up from 2,384 in August to 3,357 now, according to the latest HSE figures. Of that total, 682, or 20%, are in the Cork/Kerry region.