818. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the targets that have been set for waiting list reductions in CAMHS and eating disorder services in 2027; and the portion of the new funding that is ringfenced for waiting list initiatives or service expansion. [71989/26]
819. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide a full breakdown of the €108 million allocated to mental health in Budget 2027, including the amount for each initiative announced; and whether it is new development funding or the cost of maintaining existing level of service. [71990/26]
820. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to list all capital projects related to CAMHS and eating disorder services due for completion, commencement, or design in 2027, including new units, refurbishments, or community-based hubs. [71991/26]
822. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current amount of unspent or uncommitted capital funding earmarked for mental health infrastructure (from current and previous years); and to list the projects that these funds are intended for. [71981/26]
823. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide current vacancy rates for psychologists in public mental health services, by RHA; and the measures being taken under Budget 2027 to fill these posts. [72011/26]
824. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the amount of the 2027 mental health allocation set aside for youth and school-based counselling initiatives; and whether additional funding will be provided to organisations such as an organisation (details supplied) or agencies such as the National Educational Psychological Service. [72010/26]
825. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the €1 million in targeted suicide prevention initiatives for the Traveller community; the organisations and services it will fund; the way in which it will be delivered; and the way in which it will be evaluated. [72009/26]
826. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health whether Budget 2027 includes increased funding for the HSE’s counselling in primary care service; and if so, the expected number of additional service users that will be supported in 2027. [72008/26]
827. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for counselling services under the HSE and its funded partners, by RHA area; and to indicate the reduction targets being set for 2027. [72007/26]
828. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the locations of the 12 new suicide crisis assessment nurse teams announced in Budget 2027; the funding allocated; the number of WTE posts to be recruited; the way in which GP referral pathways will operate; and whether every county will have a fully staffed team operating by the end of 2027. [72006/26]
858. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the case-specific information available to a person seeking an update on an outstanding Cross-Border Directive reimbursement application; if applicants will be informed of the stage their application has reached, whether it has been assessed as complete or whether further information or review is required and an indicative timeframe for reimbursement; and if she …
859. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if Cross-Border Directive reimbursement applications continue to be processed in the order in which they are received; if there are circumstances in which a completed application received at a later date may be processed and reimbursed before an earlier completed application; if so, to outline those circumstances; and the reason the completed applications submitt…
860. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of completed Cross-Border Directive reimbursement applications currently awaiting payment; the date of receipt of the oldest outstanding completed application; the current average and median processing time; and the number of applications outstanding for more than 30, 60, 90, 120 and 180 working days respectively. [72292/26]
89. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport for an update in relation to the current status of the Iarnród Éireann National Carpark Strategy report which is currently bring reviewed with the NTA; and when this report will be published. [70635/26]
149. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the criteria applied by the Protected Disclosures Commissioner in determining that an “other suitable person” has the competence to provide feedback and follow-up for the purposes of section 10C of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, as amended; and whether such competence is considered in resp…
150. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the guidance that applies where information available to the Protected Disclosures Commissioner raises a potential issue concerning the suitability, independence or impartiality of a proposed “other suitable person”; and whether consideration of such matters and the reasons for selecting that r…
151. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the guidance that applies to the maintenance of records recording the conclusion of procedures concerning protected disclosures; the date and basis upon which the relevant procedures were concluded and notification of the reporting person; and whether such records should be capable of establish…
152. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the procedures that apply where a protected disclosure contains several distinct alleged relevant wrongdoings which potentially fall within the functions or competence of different prescribed persons or other suitable persons; and whether individual matters contained in such a report may be tra…
153. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the guidance that applies to an “other suitable person” in carrying out an initial assessment pursuant to section 10E of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, as amended; whether such an assessment should be recorded contemporaneously in writing; and whether the record should identify the informa…
154. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the evidence or records that should be established by a recipient before determining, for the purposes of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, as amended, that the relevant procedures concerning an earlier report have been concluded. [69787/26]
155. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation where a report containing multiple alleged relevant wrongdoings is being considered for closure on the basis that it concerns matters previously reported, if the recipient is expected to conduct and retain an issue-by-issue or allegation-by-allegation comparison between the earlier and subseque…
156. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the guidance or criteria that apply when determining, for the purposes of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, as amended, whether a subsequent report contains meaningful new information compared with a previous report; and whether such a determination is required to be documented. [69784/26]
157. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the procedures that apply where the Protected Disclosures Commissioner does not accept the opinion of an “other suitable person” that a matter does not fall within that person's remit; the procedures thereafter that apply to the report; and the safeguards that apply to ensure appropriate and in…
158. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of times since the commencement of the relevant provisions of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 that an “other suitable person” identified by the Protected Disclosures Commissioner has notified the Commissioner that the matter concerned does not fall within their remit; …
543. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current average waiting time for a first appointment at a symptomatic breast disease clinic; the number of urgent referrals seen within the two-week target in each of the past 12 months; the number of women currently waiting beyond that target, broken down by hospital; and the steps she is taking to ensure all urgent referrals are seen on time. [69774/26]