Questions

992. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether Trauma Informed Practice (TIP) training is currently mandatory for all staff in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) inpatient and outpatient units; the total number of CAMHS staff who have received TIP training nationally to date; the way TIP is embedded in HSE operational guidelines, care planning, and Mental Health Commission inspection f…

593. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the 2021 consultant post in child and adolescent psychiatry approved under the National Gender Service Model of Care (2018), referenced in PQ 70457/25, included in its job description or person specification any requirement to adhere to WPATH Standards of Care; and if so, the exact wording of that requirement and the date on which it was first approved. [1…

594. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the governance and approval pathway by which any requirement to adhere to WPATH Standards of Care was authorised for inclusion in the 2021 consultant child and adolescent psychiatry post referenced in PQ 70457/25, including the Departmental or HSE national clinical governance structure under which such approval was granted. [13642/26]

595. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the policy rationale, evidential basis, and clinical guidance relied upon when approving the 2021 consultant child and adolescent psychiatry post referenced in PQ 70457/25; and whether any written clinical safety assessment, risk assessment, or governance memorandum was prepared at the time of approval. [13643/26]

596. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department or the HSE retains documentary records, minutes, memoranda, or correspondence relating to the approval of the 2021 consultant child and adolescent psychiatry post referenced in PQ 70457/25; and whether the Minister will confirm the existence of such records and their retention under national governance procedures. [13644/26]

597. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of recruitment campaigns undertaken to fill the 2021 consultant child and adolescent psychiatry post referenced in PQ 70457/25; the dates of each campaign; and the policy-level reasons recorded for the campaigns being unsuccessful. [13645/26]

654. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total amount of funding allocated in 2025 and to date in 2026 to commission external private providers under Service Level Agreements or Grant Aid Agreements for the provision of primary care level child and adolescent psychological interventions in HSE South West; and the breakdown of that funding by provider and agreement type. [13870/26]

655. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents referred to external commissioned providers under Service Level Agreements or Grant Aid Agreements in HSE South West in 2025 and to date in 2026; the average cost per intervention episode; and the average number of sessions delivered per child. [13871/26]

657. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether it is Government policy to continue the commissioning of external private providers for primary care level child and adolescent psychological interventions beyond 2025; and how this commissioning model aligns with national workforce planning for publicly employed psychologists. [13873/26]

658. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether all Service Level Agreements and Grant Aid Agreements entered into in 2025 in HSE South West for the provision of primary care child psychology services are subject to formal clinical audit; and if so, the dates of audits conducted and whether any compliance or performance issues were identified. [13874/26]

974. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the criteria and process by which community based mental health and counselling services can be formally recognised by the HSE for referral purposes; and the steps being taken to ensure that primary care teams in Cork have access to and are actively referring to accredited local services to address waiting lists. [9198/26]

1093. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has carried out any clinical or economic evaluation of post-loss mental health follow-up in primary care, including the estimated cost of introducing a standardised pathway and the projected costs to the Exchequer arising from untreated trauma or extended work absence; and if she will publish any findings or methodologies used. [72314/25]

597. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current average and longest waiting times for children and young people referred to CAMHS for gender-related assessment, for subsequent referral to NHS specialist services under the Treatment Abroad Scheme, and for review by Children’s Health Ireland; and the steps being taken to ensure timely evidence-based assessment pathways while the new Model of Care is b…