42 medical card holders in Donegal waiting over 6 months for counselling

233 medical card holders have been waiting over six months for an initial assessment for counselling.

A further 1,610 have been waiting between four and six months.

Of those waiting over 6 months, 42 are in Donegal.

They’re waiting to access the HSE’s Counselling in Primary Care Service, which is available in over 240 locations throughout the country.

Brendan Kelly, a professor of psychiatry in Trinity College Dublin, says the waiting lists are a concern:

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