Almost 500 children in Cork and Kerry waiting for appointment with mental health service

The latest figures show 2,559 children are waiting for an appointment with the HSE's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (Camhs).

The College of Psychiatrists' Dr Maeve Doyle, a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist, says the service is chronically underfunded.

Over 250 children have been waiting at least a year for an appointment with the mental health service.

According to freedom of information figures, 35 have been on the list for over 18 months.