654. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 68120/26, for an update on the work of the National Clinical Lead for Eating disorders, Dr Art Malone, and Professor Rosie Gowran, Clinical Lead National Clinical Programme for People with Disability (details supplied), to establish a national ARFID pathway for children and young people. [70341/26]
Topics / Eating Disorders
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsEating Disorders
92 questions from 33 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 6 October 2026.
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771. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3129 of 7 September 2026, if she will clarify a matter (details supplied). [68525/26]
772. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3129 of 7 September 2026, if she can provide a timeline on when the five remaining teams planned under the 2018 Model of Care for Eating Disorder Services will be completed and fully operational. [68524/26]
3999. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she will outline whether the inpatient bed capacity for adults with eating disorders report was published, the key findings of the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58519/26]
4000. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health to provide a geographical breakdown of the 16 eating disorder teams established under the HSE model of care for eating disorders, including the location of each team's base; to indicate the locations of the three regional inpatient eating disorder centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58520/26]
423. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the HSE dietician service that is currently available to children and adolescents in the north Tipperary region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48449/26]
424. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on the recruitment of a specialist eating disorder consultant to the Mid-West CAMHS eating disorder team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48450/26]
425. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on the establishment of a dedicated adult eating disorder service in the mid-west region; if funding for same will be considered by her Department under Budget 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48451/26]
426. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the HSE eating disorder services that are currently available to adults in the mid-west seeking assessments, treatment and so on. as no dedicated service is established in the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48452/26]
195. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the specialist supports available to persons with eating disorders residing in County Clare; and the locations of those supports and the distance individuals may be required to travel for assessment and or treatment. [46062/26]
2233. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on services for eating disorder treatment; in particular the number of in-patient beds available in the State; if there are plans to increase these; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43305/26]
142. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if her Department has engaged with the Department of Education and Youth regarding the development or delivery of education programmes in schools aimed at raising awareness of eating disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28509/26]
1720. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current timeline for completion and opening of the eating disorder unit, including key milestones and expected date of operational readiness at the psychiatric facility in Roscommon; the overall budget allocation for the unit and for the wider psychiatric facility; the proposed staffing model, including the total number of staff roles allocated to the eating…
1770. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to increase the number of eating disorder beds available in the Mid-West region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18882/26]
17. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health for an update on the latest data from the National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders for 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17519/26]
44. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health which of the new eating disorder teams will cover the children of Westmeath. [16781/26]
52. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the way young people with eating disorders and their families are included in the planning and evaluation of CAMHS–AMHS transition pathways; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17497/26]
111. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of community-based specialist eating disorder teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17518/26]
112. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the way in which she is prioritising new eating disorder and perinatal facilities in the Health Capital Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17520/26]
887. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health for an update on the eating disorder specialist hub at Mount Carmel Campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16845/26]
598. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of deaths recorded in 2024 and 2025 in which an eating disorder, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or other specified feeding or eating disorders, was listed as the primary or contributory cause of death; the source of this data; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15990/26]
292. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health for an update on the review of the model of care for the treatment of eating disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13193/26]
203. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health which of the new eating disorder teams that are being set up will cover the children of Westmeath. [6795/26]
1130. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide a timeline for the completion of further adult inpatient beds for eating disorder treatment; and the reasoning for the projected timeframe for providing these beds. [6471/26]
1131. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase adult specialist services in the community for eating disorder treatment; and if her Department are working to have adult specialist services in place in Limerick alongside the new CAMHS unit, as the average age of eating disorder patients is 17. [6472/26]