Sorca Clarke
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721. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current per capita spend on mental health services in each health region. [35450/25]
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Sorca Clarke
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1,743
questions asked
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42,297
words spoken in the chamber
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380
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256
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| January 2025 | 99 | 0 |
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| April 2025 | 48 | 4 |
| May 2025 | 49 | 4 |
| June 2025 | 70 | 70 |
| July 2025 | 176 | 19 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
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| December 2025 | 136 | 0 |
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| July 2026 | 57 | 8 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 50 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 52 | 13 |
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Sorca Clarke
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722. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the counties that currently lack 24-7 crisis mental health cover; and the estimated cost to establish cover in each. [35451/25]
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723. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the cost benefit analysis conducted by the Department on expanding community based mental health care, as opposed to inpatient models; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35465/25]
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724. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if any spending evaluation tools have been applied to mental health programmes since 2020; what the outcomes were; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35466/25]
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725. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the annual budget allocated to digital mental health services; the average cost per user interaction or session; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35467/25]
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726. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of dual diagnosis teams currently in operation, by health region; and the estimated cost of ensuring at least one operational team, per health region. [35468/25]
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727. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the average cost of treating individuals with a dual diagnosis in community settings versus inpatient units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35469/25]
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728. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if translation and interpretation costs are ringfenced in mental health services for those with limited English; and the average cost per health region for accessible communication supports. [35472/25]
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736. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health programmes are currently subject to output based budgeting and key performance indicators; and the estimated administrative cost of expanding this approach. [35512/25]
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737. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if her Department has conducted a review of inefficiencies or duplication across the HSE mental health services; and if any projected cost savings have been identified. [35513/25]
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738. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the way in which Ireland’s current per capita spending on mental health compares with EU and OECD averages; and the estimated additional cost to bring spending to the EU average. [35514/25]
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739. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the cost per person of inpatient psychiatric care versus enhanced community based mental health care; and if transition modelling has been carried out. [35515/25]
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745. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of delivering 47 additional community teams, 17 CAMHS ID teams, 41 inpatient CAMHS beds and 20 early intervention in psychosis teams, in tabular form. [35530/25]
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746. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reopening Keltoi. [35531/25]
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747. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of developing an all island mother and baby perinatal mental health unit. [35532/25]
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748. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of funding all trainee counselling and educational psychology positions in line with their clinical counterparts. [35533/25]
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820. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health for an update on the commissioning and staffing of the new CAMHS unit in the new children’s hospital; how it is progressing; the estimated date for when it will commence its operations; her views on whether this will this help the emergency flow of children and adolescents to the new hospital and St. James’s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35972…
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824. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to the National Traveller Health Action Plan in 2024; the mechanisms in place to ensure that this funding reaches Traveller-led and community-based organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35981/25]
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825. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels within Traveller primary healthcare projects across each health region; and whether any additional staff or resources have been allocated since the publication of the national Traveller health action plan. [35982/25]
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826. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the specific mental health supports provided under the national Traveller health action plan, including the recruitment of mental health professionals from the Traveller community, and how outcomes are being measured. [35983/25]
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827. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health which specific parts of the national Traveller health action plan have not been implemented yet; and when those elements will commence. [35984/25]
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828. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will meet with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the audit carried out by CHI. [35992/25]
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832. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the means by which her Department is monitoring progress on the National Traveller Health Action Plan, particularly regarding Traveller mental health outcomes; if disaggregated health data is being collected and published by ethnicity in line with national equality strategies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36051/25]
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833. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of names of Traveller organisations her Department engaged during the design and implementation of the National Traveller Health Action plan; the structures in place to ensure their ongoing involvement and oversight; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36052/25]
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834. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of Travellers who died by suicide in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36053/25]