1831. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national guidance exists governing how referrals deemed ineligible for SCAN services are recorded, categorised, or redirected within the mental health system. [41698/26]
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1835. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether consideration is being given to establishing a nationally standardised dataset for referrals not accepted into SCAN services. [41702/26]
1836. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any adverse incident review process exists where a person deemed ineligible for SCAN services subsequently presents in crisis, self-harms, or requires emergency intervention. [41703/26]
1837. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether SCAN services currently operate under nationally standardised eligibility criteria and whether these criteria are publicly available. [41704/26]
1838. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any audit has been undertaken into onward referral pathways for persons not accepted into SCAN services. [41705/26]
693. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide the regional allocation breakdown of the 12 additional Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse posts funded under Budget 2026, including the number allocated to each HSE Health Region. [41262/26]
694. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide the recruitment status of each of the 12 additional SCAN posts funded under Budget 2026, including whether each post has been advertised, shortlisted, interviewed, filled, or deployed. [41263/26]
695. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide the projected operational commencement date for SCAN services associated with each of the additional posts funded under Budget 2026. [41264/26]
696. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a national implementation framework or governance structure exists for the expansion of the SCAN service and if so to provide details. [41265/26]
698. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the key performance indicators, response targets, and outcome metrics which will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the SCAN expansion funded under Budget 2026. [41267/26]
582. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains any national dataset recording the number of referrals to Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse services that are rejected, redirected, or deemed ineligible for assessment; and if not, whether she intends to introduce such reporting arrangements. [36043/26]
583. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has conducted any governance review, clinical risk assessment, or audit regarding the absence of national data collection on rejected or redirected referrals within the Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse pathway since its implementation. [36044/26]
584. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE tracks outcomes for persons who are referred to Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse services but are subsequently deemed ineligible or redirected to alternative pathways; and if not, the reason such outcome monitoring is not maintained. [36045/26]
585. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE tracks outcomes for persons who are referred to Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse services but are subsequently deemed ineligible or redirected to alternative pathways; and if not, the reason such outcome monitoring is not maintained. [36046/26]
586. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any adverse incident reviews, serious incident management reviews, or patient safety reviews have identified concerns regarding referrals redirected or excluded from the Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse pathway since 2022. [36047/26]
587. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE can identify the number of persons who presented to emergency departments following referral, attempted referral, or redirection involving the Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse pathway in 2025 and 2026. [36048/26]
588. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Mental Health Commission has reviewed or assessed the governance, data collection arrangements, or oversight framework associated with the Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse service model. [36049/26]
589. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE intends to expand the Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse database to include upstream referral source data, rejected referrals, redirected referrals, and cross-service pathway tracking; and if so, the timeline for implementation. [36050/26]
590. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national KPIs exist measuring repeat presentations involving persons referred through the Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse pathway across GP, emergency department, CAMHS, and Community Mental Health Team settings. [36051/26]
591. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department or HSE has assessed whether the absence of integrated pathway data within the Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse model limits national suicide prevention planning, service evaluation, or patient safety oversight. [36052/26]
592. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a nationally binding minimum clinical standard exists for the assessment and management of suicidal ideation and self-harm presentations in primary care settings; and if she will provide details of that standard. [36053/26]
593. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether all CHO areas utilise the same structured suicide-risk assessment framework for patients presenting with suicidal ideation or self-harm concerns in primary care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36063/26]
594. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national audit, review, or assessment has been undertaken since 2020 regarding variation in suicide-risk assessment practices between CHO areas, primary care teams, or SCAN services; and if she will provide details of any findings identified [36064/26]
595. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any formal risk assessment has been undertaken by her Department or the HSE regarding potential patient safety risks arising from variation in clinical practice in the assessment and management of suicidal ideation or self-harm presentations; and if she will provide details of same. [36065/26]
596. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the operational guidelines issued to Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse services are mandatory national standards or advisory guidance documents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36066/26]