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Showing questions asked by Sorca Clarke under the heading Mental Health Services.

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Sorca Clarke Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3195. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children and young people waiting for an appointment with child and adolescent mental health services at the end of each year in 2023, 2024 and 2025; the latest available figure for 2026, in tabular form; the number waiting more than 52 weeks in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55203/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3199. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children and young people currently awaiting access to CAMHS in each county, at the end of June 2026; the average waiting time for first-time appointments in each county; and the longest wait time, in tabular form. [55211/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Health
708. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the preparations being made to ensure that mental health will be a priority during Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union; whether Ireland intends to promote EU-wide cooperation on improving access to mental health services, suicide prevention, youth mental health, and workforce wellbeing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52686/…
Sorca Clarke Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Health
701. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the additional funding allocated to adult mental health services in County Cavan in each of the past three years; and the extent to which this funding has resulted in increased staffing and service capacity. [50780/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Health
704. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the level of investment in mental health infrastructure in County Kilkenny for each of the years from 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [50783/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
865. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children and young people currently awaiting access to CAMHS in each county, at the end of May 2026; the average waiting time for first-time appointments in each county; and the longest wait time, in tabular form. [49321/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
436. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of community mental health teams currently in operation, by RHA and team type; the number of teams recommended under Sharing the Vision and associated Models of Care; and the estimated full-year cost of establishing five, ten, 20 and all outstanding community mental health teams, including staffing and non-pay costs. [48502/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
437. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current number of mental health crisis response services, including crisis resolution teams, crisis cafés, crisis houses and emergency department liaison services, by health region; the additional services planned under existing policy commitments; and the estimated full-year cost of extending such services to provide nationwide 24/7 coverage. [48503/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
438. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of providing enhanced mental health aftercare and follow-up supports for persons presenting following self-harm, suicidal crisis or discharge from acute mental health services; the current level of expenditure on such services; and the additional funding required to ensure timely follow-up and continuity of care in all health regions. [4…
Sorca Clarke Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
439. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of approved mental health posts currently vacant, by discipline. [48505/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
440. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of additional whole-time equivalent staff required to bring all community mental health teams to recommended staffing levels. [48506/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
441. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of recruiting 100, 250, 500 and 1,000 additional mental health staff across community and specialist services. [48507/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
442. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health teams operating below recommended staffing levels and the average staffing deficit per team. [48508/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
443. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the additional annual funding required to fully implement the remaining actions under Sharing the Vision by 2030, broken down by workforce, community services, crisis services, youth mental health services and specialist mental health programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48509/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
454. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual current and capital cost of establishing and operating a dedicated mental health emergency room, separate from the general emergency department, in each Model 3 and Model 4 hospital; the number of hospitals that would require new infrastructure or refurbishment to provide such facilities; and if she will provide a breakdown of the costs invol…
Sorca Clarke Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
455. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of additional consultant psychiatrists, psychiatry registrars, clinical psychologists, mental health nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, peer support workers and other specialist mental health professionals required to ensure that every acute hospital has the full complement of staff necessary to deliver safe and timely mental health emerg…
Sorca Clarke Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
456. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the level of funding currently allocated to mental health crisis assessment and intervention services; the estimated additional annual funding required to provide nationwide coverage of crisis resolution teams, late-night outreach services, community assessment and treatment teams and other community-based alternatives to emergency department attendance; and if s…
Sorca Clarke Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
457. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of developing and implementing an integrated crisis response pathway for children and young people; the additional staffing and service investment required to strengthen child and youth mental health liaison services in emergency departments; and if she will provide a breakdown of projected expenditure. [48528/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
458. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual and capital costs associated with providing 24-hour mental health crisis assessment services in all acute hospitals; and if she will provide details of the staffing, infrastructure and operational costs included in those estimates. [48529/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Health
842. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of staffing all emergency departments with liaison psychiatrists for one year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47695/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Health
843. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of having fully staffed mental health teams in each RHA across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47696/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Health
844. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of fully staffing and operating all 73-child and adult mental health services teams, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47697/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Health
845. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to fully implement the National Clinical Programme for Early Intervention Psychosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47698/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Health
846. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of fully funding the National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders and deliver the remaining eating disorder teams by 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47699/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Health
847. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current and capital cost of establishing and operating a 24/7 multi-agency mental health crisis de-escalating team, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47700/26]