UN convention 'may have been breached for many children with mental illness' in Ireland 

The report highlights the lack of a ring-fenced budget nationally.

The Inspector of Mental Health Services said she could not assure all families in all parts of Ireland their children could access a safe mental health service, writing in a final report by the Mental Health Commission.

Long waiting lists linked to chronic staff shortages, the lack of emergency services or out-of-hour services and other challenges indicate Article 24 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child “may have been breached for many children with mental illness”.