Taoiseach pledges full audit of Kerry Camhs after 'unacceptable' findings of report 

Consultant paediatric psychiatrist Dr Seán Maskey, who led the review, found 'unreliable diagnoses, inappropriate prescriptions and poor monitoring of treatment and potential adverse effects' exposed many children unnecessarily to the risk of significant harm

Review found that some 240 young people received substandard care. Picture: Pexels

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the findings of a review of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Camhs) in South Kerry were "very, very serious" and "unacceptable", pledging that a full audit would take place of CAMHS services.

Responding to the Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall, who called the report "truly shocking", Micheál Martin said that there was "systemic" failings.