Where you live should not determine how long you wait for Camhs services, says minister

Minister for health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said: 'Why should it be that you are more at risk of not getting a mental health appointment in Cork and Kerry than, for example, in Louth or in Meath?' File photo: Sam Boal/Collins Photos

Young people seeking youth mental health services and other healthcare provisions should not be “prejudiced” or denied access to services due to "regional inequity”, the health minister has said.

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill admitted that it is "not right" that youths in Cork and Kerry are facing longer delays in accessing Camhs (child and adolescent mental health services), as she vowed changes to how healthcare regions are funded.