358. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list figures for ADHD assessments by county; and the reduction targets or timelines being set under Budget 2026. [56262/25]
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359. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current vacancy rates across mental health services, including CAMHS and perinatal teams; and the portion of the 2026 Budget which is directed toward recruitment and retention initiatives. [56263/25]
360. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the provision in Budget 2026 for training and professional development of mental health staff, including postgraduate placements, specialist training (e.g. perinatal, ADHD, dual diagnosis), and continuous professional development supports. [56264/25]
361. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the specific measures being implemented to retain staff in mental health services under Budget 2026, including financial incentives, flexible working arrangements, or wellbeing supports; and if her Department has a target for reducing turnover in 2026. [56265/25]
365. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to outline the level of funding allocated in Budget 2026 to counselling and talking therapies within public mental health services; and to specify the breakdown between HSE-delivered, community-based and NGO-contracted counselling supports. [56271/25]
366. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide current waiting times for counselling services under the HSE and its funded partners, by RHA area, and to indicate the reduction in targets being set for 2026. [56272/25]
367. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health whether Budget 2026 includes increased funding for the HSE’s counselling in primary care service; and if so, to state the expected number of additional service users that will be supported in 2026. [56273/25]
368. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the amount of the 2026 mental health allocation that is set aside for youth and school-based counselling initiatives; and whether additional funding will be provided to agencies such as Jigsaw or the National Educational Psychological Service. [56274/25]
369. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide current vacancy rates for psychologists in public mental health services, broken down by RHA; and the measures being taken under Budget 2026 to fill these posts. [56275/25]
370. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the provision that has been made in Budget 2026 for expanding postgraduate training places for clinical and counselling psychologists; and whether financial supports or bursaries are being introduced to address recruitment and retention challenges in the sector. [56276/25]
371. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to set out the average waiting time for a first appointment with a psychologist under HSE mental health services; and to detail how the 2026 funding aims to improve access. [56277/25]
372. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant psychiatrist posts that are currently filled, vacant, and approved across the HSE; and to provide the number of new or replacement posts funded in Budget 2026. [56278/25]
373. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatry training places available under the HSE’s postgraduate schemes; and whether Budget 2026 provides for an expansion of these to meet projected service demand. [56279/25]
284. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for CAMHS services, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55532/25]
632. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant psychiatrists based in Cork city mental health services in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [53359/25]
633. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE secretaries that are part of the dermatology department of St James's Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the hours each secretary works, in tabular form. [53360/25]
634. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of vacancies by job title within CAMHS in County Wicklow. [53361/25]
635. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of vacancies, by job title, within the neurosurgery department of Beaumont Hospital; the length of time each vacancy has arisen; and the timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [53362/25]
636. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people admitted to a mental health service funded by the HSE in the past five years. [53365/25]
117. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to reduce waiting lists for gynaecology outpatient and inpatient appointments and procedures. [52557/25]
405. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health given that the HSE has yet to provide dedicated mental health support to families affected by the unnecessary DHH surgeries and, in the interim, the HSE has advised the relevant advocacy group that medical card holders may seek a referral through their GP, if she can provide an update on how much longer affected families will have to wait for this support; when t…
336. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all the HSE owned buildings in counties Longford and Westmeath that are currently for sale or going through a defined process to facilitate a sale. [50910/25]
341. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a timeline for the CHI's and HSE's plans for developing a sustainable and robust psychological support service for the families being reviewed for developmental dysplasia of the hip surgery, DDH. [49367/25]
1251. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the current waiting times for access to HIV PrEP services; the number of individuals currently on waiting lists by RHA; the steps being taken to address barriers to timely access to PrEP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48398/25]
1255. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health her plans to establish a national radiotherapy equipment replacement programme to ensure the timely upgrading of linear accelerator machines; the estimated timeline for its implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48412/25]