1275. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29007/25]
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1276. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health where a child under the age of 18 can avail of mental health support in a case where their parents are either unable to give consent for them to access services, or the parents are part of the problem for the child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29009/25]
1277. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if she will take measures to ensure that all individuals living with spinal muscular atrophy in Ireland, regardless of age, can access approved life-changing treatments, in line with the principle of equal access to healthcare, and thus address the currently anomaly whereby approximately twenty adults cannot access the treatments due to their age at the time…
1278. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will consider adding Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis to the long-term illness scheme to assist with the cost of medication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29025/25]
1279. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants employed by the HSE, broken down by the number who are in receipt of the public-only consultant contract and the number who are not, by principal clinical site and region, in tabular form. [29033/25]
1280. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if she will establish dedicated mental health accident and emergency departments in all hospitals here, similar to those planned in England, to get patients in distress promptly into appropriate care in a calm environment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29039/25]
1281. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if he will give the approval for the drug givinostat to be permitted for treatment to patients suffering with Duchene muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29042/25]
1282. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on dietitian appointments in Dublin mid-west; the average time waiting; for a breakdown of numbers waiting, by month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29054/25]
1283. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1103 of 13 May 2025, the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29056/25]
1284. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of clinical directors employed by the health service; the details of their location and number of consultants which they are required to oversee in each case; the reporting arrangements in place to oversee the work of the directors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29062/25]
1285. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will engage with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, in regard to utilising HSE buildings and lands across County Kerry for housing, that are no longer being utilised and are surplus to requirement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29067/25]
1286. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown, by county, of the number of children who underwent hip dysplasia surgery at Temple Street and Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospitals between 2010 and 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29079/25]
1287. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to ensure the continuation of home help support at a location (details supplied) where service users have been informed that this support will cease at the end of June 2025, following a decision by the HSE; if he will outline the rationale for this decision and confirm whether an alternative plan is being developed to maintain essential …
1288. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health when a new cancer medication (details supplied), which has been approved by the European Medicines Agency, will be approved in Ireland and included in the HSE reimbursement scheme; the reason for the delay in including this medication in the reimbursement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29101/25]
1289. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently on CAMHS waiting lists, by area; and the number who have been waiting longer than 12 months in each area. [29105/25]
1290. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the comparative cost to the State of early CAMHS intervention versus crisis-driven responses, including accident-and-emergency visits, ambulance callouts, Garda involvement, and inpatient psychiatric care. [29106/25]
1291. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the average daily cost of a bed at CAMHS inpatient units (for example, Éist Linn, Linn Dara, Merlin Park); and the total cost per admission. [29107/25]
1292. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the percentage of CAMHS referrals currently being accepted for assessment and treatment, by area; and her plans to address the high rate of rejected referrals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29108/25]
1293. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will introduce a national triage timeframe target for CAMHS referrals, such as a maximum of 12 weeks from referral to assessment. [29109/25]
1294. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if her Department has examined the potential fiscal savings from eliminating CAMHS waiting lists through investment in early-intervention services. [29110/25]
1295. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to outline the current staffing levels in CAMHS West Cork (Dunmanway), including the number of funded but unfilled positions. [29111/25]
1296. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the community-based mental health supports available to children waiting over 12 months for CAMHS appointments; and if these are standardised across the State. [29112/25]
1297. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if her Department has undertaken any assessment of the long-term developmental, educational, and economic impacts of prolonged delays in accessing CAMHS. [29114/25]
1298. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that current mental-health service provision for children is compliant with the State’s obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. [29115/25]
1299. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the support her Department provides for children and families who are unable to access CAMHS; and whether these are monitored for adequacy. [29116/25]