Micheál Martin says governance failure let vulnerable Kerry children down

'What has happened is not good enough', according to Taoiseach

Micheál Martin said the failure to protect vulnerable children has caused significant harm to a number of young people in the area. 

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the report on the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (Camhs) in Kerry is shocking and demonstrates a failure of clinical and administrative governance.

Speaking at the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting, Mr Martin said the failure to protect vulnerable children has caused significant harm to a number of young people in the area.