551. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of a serious complaint concerning the treatment of a child (details supplied) within CAMHS-ID, involving the discontinuation and withholding of clinically appropriate medication without clear justification; whether she will confirm if an investigation has been initiated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35988/26]
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552. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the reason a formal complaint submitted in November 2025 regarding CAMHS-ID has not received a substantive response to date; the standard response timelines for such complaints; and the steps being taken to address delays in this case. [35989/26]
554. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the oversight mechanisms in place within CAMHS-ID to ensure clinical decisions, particularly those involving the withdrawal of psychiatric medication in vulnerable children, are evidence-based, documented and subject to review; and if she will outline any recent audits conducted in this area. [35991/26]
557. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the circumstances under which a clinician is referred to the relevant regulatory body following a complaint; whether any referrals have arisen from CAMHS-ID complaints in the past three years; and if she will provide details [35994/26]
558. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken to address systemic failures within CAMHS following previous reviews and reports; and the measures that are in place to ensure that similar failures are identified and addressed promptly in other regions. [35995/26]
559. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health whether she will commit to an independent investigation into serious patient safety concerns raised in relation to CAMHS-ID; and if not, the reason for that decision. [35996/26]
561. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if she considers it acceptable that serious allegations concerning patient safety within CAMHS-ID can remain unaddressed for several months; and the actions she will take to ensure accountability in this case. [35998/26]
232. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that a survey conducted by the Psychosis Education Network of psychiatrists' views identified an ongoing lack of a national programme of comprehensive, evidence-based psychoeducation for people with experience of psychosis and their families; given the World Health Organization recommendations in this regard, the steps her Department and the HSE wil…
1138. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); to clarify the criteria for urgent discharge from outpatient psychiatric services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34751/26]
1163. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to outline the progress on the commitment to fund mental health supports across all Integrated Care Programme for Older People teams, as per the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34822/26]
1201. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health if she is considering an expert psychiatric service to be available on 24-hour basis to individuals who may require it, rather than a service only provided through accident and emergency departments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35156/26]
1203. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to consider the provision of mental health service access for people aged 65 years and older, acknowledging that needs extend beyond just dementia care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35158/26]
845. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychologists working in child and adolescent primary care mental health in each of the Cork primary care centres and the average waiting time for a first appointment in each of the centres, in tabular form. [31939/26]
863. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the local mental health services available to a young person aged 18 to 30 years of age in the Gorey, north Wexford area; if such services are available 24/7; the length of waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32021/26]
864. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the local mental health services available to a young person aged 18 to 30 years of age in the Arklow, south Wicklow area; if such services are available 24/7; the length of waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32022/26]
865. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to establish a CAMHS team to serve north Wexford, based in Gorey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32023/26]
1138. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if a matter (details supplied) will be clarified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32813/26]
1139. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the level of funding allocated to Mental Health Services in County Donegal in the years of 2024, 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [32815/26]
1140. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if each model 4 hospital accident and emergency department has mental health nursing staff on site after 5pm on weekdays and on weekends and bank holidays; the number of WTE mental health staff that are available for each of those model 4 hospitals, in tabular form. [32817/26]
1142. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the level of funding allocated to mental health services in County Louth in each of the years of 2024, 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [32819/26]
1189. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant psychiatrist posts currently filled within Tipperary mental health services. [33089/26]
1076. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE has conducted any formal audit or validation exercise of counselling activity data reported under the Counselling in Primary Care and National Counselling Service programmes; if so, to provide the dates, scope, and findings of such audits. [29883/26]
1078. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether all HSE Regional Health Areas apply identical definitions and classification criteria when reporting counselling activity data; and whether any regional variance or inconsistency has been identified. [29885/26]
1079. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the data collected on new referrals, re-referrals, and counselling sessions is published in a disaggregated and comparable format across regions; and if not, whether there are plans to do so. [29886/26]
1080. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department has assessed the reliability and decision-making suitability of counselling activity data currently reported through the Corporate Information Facility system. [29887/26]