Mary Butler said that investors will have to help plug the gap in funding as government is under further pressure to ramp up the number of new builds.

The Waterford City office of the Minister for Mental Health and Older People was sprayed with graffiti in the early hours on Thursday.

The incident involving Mary Butler's car occurred while the vehicle was parked in the Barker Street area of Waterford City on Friday

The charity said the creation of a new referral mechanism for child and adolescent mental health services is a particular positive