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Sorca Clarke Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
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]
Sorca Clarke Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
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]
Sorca Clarke Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
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]
Sorca Clarke Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
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]
Sorca Clarke Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
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]
Sorca Clarke Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1300. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered creating a statutory right to timely mental-health care for children under 18. [29117/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1301. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health her views on recent data showing over 4,200 children on CAMHS waiting lists, with over 620 waiting longer than one year; and the policy changes she intends to pursue. [29118/25]
Liam Quaide Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1322. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of posts recommended in A Vision for Change and the number of posts filled in CAHMS by the following Departments: Psychiatry, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language Therapy, Psychology, Social Care, Social Work and Dietetics, respectively. [29196/25]
Liam Quaide Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1323. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) staff hours recommended in A Vision for Change and the Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) staff hours filled in CAHMS by the following Departments: Psychiatry, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language Therapy, Psychology, Social Care, Social Work and Dietetics, respectively. [29197/25]
Paul Murphy Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1338. Deputy Paul Murphy 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. [29268/25]
Paul Murphy Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1339. Deputy Paul Murphy 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 A&E visits, ambulance callouts, Garda involvement, and inpatient psychiatric care. [29269/25]
Paul Murphy Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1340. Deputy Paul Murphy 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. [29270/25]
Paul Murphy Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1341. Deputy Paul Murphy 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. [29271/25]
Paul Murphy Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1342. Deputy Paul Murphy 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. [29272/25]
Paul Murphy Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1343. Deputy Paul Murphy 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. [29273/25]
Paul Murphy Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1344. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to outline the current staffing levels in CAMHS West Cork (Dunmanway), including the number of funded but unfilled positions. [29274/25]
Paul Murphy Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1345. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health what community-based mental health supports are available to children waiting over 12 months for CAMHS appointments; and whether these are standardised across the State. [29275/25]
Paul Murphy Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1346. Deputy Paul Murphy 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. [29277/25]
Paul Murphy Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1347. Deputy Paul Murphy 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. [29278/25]
Paul Murphy Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1348. Deputy Paul Murphy 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. [29279/25]
Paul Murphy Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1350. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health her response to recent data showing over 4,200 children on CAMHS waiting lists, with over 620 children waiting longer than one year; and the policy changes she intends to pursue. [29281/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1360. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the two early intervention, in psychosis teams promised for Limerick and Dublin in Budget 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29346/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1361. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health when the two early intervention, in psychosis teams promised for Limerick and Dublin in Budget 2025 will be opened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29347/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1362. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the funding has been allocated for the two early intervention, in psychosis teams promised for Limerick and Dublin in Budget 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29348/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1363. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the staffing that will be allocated for the two early intervention, in psychosis teams promised for Limerick and Dublin in Budget 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29349/25]