Chronic understaffing blamed for soaring waiting lists for child psychology appointments in parts of Cork

Local councillor and clinical psychologist Liam Quaide said that the issue with waiting lists for child psychology appointments has 'been growing in plain sight for years, and has been caused by chronic understaffing'.

"Chronic understaffing" has been blamed for soaring waiting lists for child psychology appointments in parts of Cork.

The Irish Examiner has learned there is just 1.6 whole-time equivalent psychologists assigned to the North Lee region, which has seen its waiting lists more than treble between 2020 and 2024.