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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
729. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health to list all the public services contracts worth €10 million or more, which have been granted by herself or the forerunner for her Department, or other State bodies in the past five years; the value of each contract; the length of term of each; the expiration date of each contract; and whether any contract was discontinued during its term and for what reason.…
730. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of discrepancies in the application of prescriptions by pharmacies (details supplied); and her plans to ensure that all pharmacies adhere to the same guidelines. [35494/25]
731. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists based at Donabate health centre in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [35497/25]
732. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant paediatric plastic surgeons based at CHI Temple Street in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [35498/25]
733. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric psychologists based at Portmarnock primary care centre in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [35499/25]
734. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists based at Swords health centre in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [35500/25]
735. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists based at Malahide health centre in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [35501/25]
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]
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]
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]
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]
740. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the protocols in place to review and adjust thyroid medication dosages for women following childbirth, particularly where the dosage was increased during pregnancy; in the absence of protocols, the measures that will be taken to ensure that postnatal thyroid treatment is appropriately monitored to avoid adverse effects such as depression and suicidal ideation; a…
741. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of cases in which women have remained on elevated thyroid medication postpartum without review, resulting in serious mental health side effects including depression and suicidal thoughts; and if the HSE has conducted or will conduct any review or audit into such cases. [35519/25]
742. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the clinical guidelines currently in place for general practitioners and endocrinologists regarding the monitoring and adjustment of thyroid hormone levels in postpartum women; and if updated guidance will be issued to ensure safer prescribing practices. [35520/25]
743. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether postnatal mental health services and screening procedures include evaluation for physiological causes such as thyroid hormone imbalance; and if he will take steps to improve interdisciplinary collaboration between endocrinology and mental health services for new mothers. [35521/25]
744. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to raise awareness among healthcare professionals and the public about the connection between thyroid hormone imbalance and severe postpartum depression or suicidal ideation; and if additional training, guidance, or public information campaigns will be supported in this area. [35522/25]
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]
746. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reopening Keltoi. [35531/25]
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]