Questions

3229. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken to embed trauma-informed practice across HSE addiction, mental health and community services; the funding allocated for this work; and the implementation timeline. [55326/26]

3232. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to support frontline addiction workers experiencing secondary trauma and burnout, including access to clinical supervision and specialist trauma training. [55331/26]

154. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of mental health services in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, in particular with regard to a suicide crisis assessment nurse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28341/26]

343. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who presented to emergency departments in mental health crisis and received assessment, intervention, or support from specialist mental health services, including SCAN nurses and liaison mental health teams, in each of the past three years, broken down by hospital. [17784/26]

344. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for patients presenting to emergency departments with mental health crises to receive assessment by a mental health specialist, broken down by hospital in a tabular form. [17785/26]

36. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the 24-hour mental health triage supports in emergency departments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4897/26]

234. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the plans in place for capital investment to support the expansion of mental health services in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23650/25]

846. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to provide detailed information on the current waiting lists for psychology care within HSE primary care psychology services; the length of time children aged 0-17 years-old are typically waiting to access these services; and the measures being taken to reduce these waiting times. [14132/25]

847. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to clarify the expertise available within each primary care centre under HSE primary care psychology services; to confirm, given it is stated that each centre usually has a team of occupational therapists, psychologists, nurses, and social workers, whether these teams are adequately equipped to address a broad range of psychological issues for children aged up …

848. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals allocated treatment under the National Counselling Services from 2022 to 2024 in the Louth-Meath area, in tabular form; and for an update on the current waiting list, including the number of individuals waiting, the demographics of those receiving counselling services, the referral process, and the typical waiting time for referred ind…

1890. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the number of category 1 incidents involving a service user that have been reported to each psychiatric unit for each year from 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; the number of serious incident management team meetings that have been convened in those years; the number of reviews that have been undertaken; the requirements for a review to occur; the different type…

105. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the plans in place for a youth mental health app; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10055/25]

127. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health her plans to expand eligibility for counselling in primary care in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10056/25]

694. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the psychology waiting list numbers and wait times, in months, for children and adolescents in CAMHS Louth, in each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; the efforts being made to reduce these times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9363/25]

861. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the specific policy and procedure that apply to the discharge of patients by taxi from the psychiatry unit at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; and if the policy is adhered to in circumstances (details supplied). [7320/25]

862. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if he will review a policy and procedure specifically concerning the psychiatric unit at Drogheda Hospital (details supplied) and provide a report on this review. [7321/25]

863. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to clarify the policy in the psychiatry unit at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda specifically concerning communication with inpatients during their stay and the role of the key nurse assigned daily to a patient; if their role is solely confined to the distribution of medications; and if not, if it is to care for each patient as an individual and their spe…

864. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the staffing vacancies with the psychiatry unit at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda and the way this impacts on numbers of inpatients that the unit can care for. [7323/25]

865. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to issue a review on the practices within the psychiatry unit at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda when an individual arrives seeking urgent treatment during a mental health crisis; and the actions that are taken to care for each individual to engage with and ensure that they do not leave the unit without being assessed by a suitably qualified person. [732…

866. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the policy within psychiatry unit at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda when a person who has presented looking for help and treatment during a mental health crisis leaves and sadly dies by suicide; if it is practice that an automatic review into the case occurs; if so, the duration of that review; and if not, the reason. [7325/25]