Calls for HSE chief Paul Reid to address council in Kerry over CAMHS failures

Gardaí are considering whether to launch a criminal investigation into the revelations of significant harm to children who attended the service

Chief executive of the HSE Paul Reid has been asked to directly address a meeting of Kerry County Council over the revelations of significant harm to children who attended Child and Adult Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in South Kerry. Photograph: Leah Farrell / Photocall Ireland

The chief executive of the HSE Paul Reid has been asked to directly address a meeting of the council in South Kerry amid continuing fallout over the report into mental health services in the area.

It has been confirmed that gardaí are considering whether to launch a criminal investigation into the revelations of significant harm to children who attended Child and Adult Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in the area.