Four people in Kerry have been waiting for more than six months for a HSE counselling appointment.
That’s according to figures provided to Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North-West, Michael Moynihan, by the HSE.
As of the end of May this year, 23 people were waiting for longer than a month for a counselling appointment in Kerry, while 42 people were waiting for between one and three months.
Eight people in Kerry have been waiting for between three and six months for a counselling appointment, according to the figures.
In total, almost 4,300 people across the country were waiting longer than a month for a counselling appointment at the end of May.