Eating Disorders
An official questions-paper heading. 89 questions (2 oral, 87 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
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| Health | 89 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | Eating Disorders |
| 2025-05-13 | Eating Disorders |
| 2025-03-06 | Eating Disorders |
The questions
Rose Conway-Walsh
written
2025-05-13 · to Health
239. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the provision of an eating disorder team for Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24094/25]
Michael Healy-Rae
written
2025-05-13 · to Health
1057. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the actions she is taking to support children with eating disorders (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23561/25]
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-04-30 · to Health
262. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has conducted a review of the effectiveness and availability of community-based services for adults with eating disorders; and if so, to provide the findings and planned follow-up actions. [21661/25]
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-04-30 · to Health
263. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number and location of inpatient beds currently available for adults with eating disorders; the average occupancy rate of each facility over the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21662/25]
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-04-30 · to Health
264. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the level of funding allocated to adult eating disorder services in each of the past five years; the amount of funding drawn down and spent in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21663/25]
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-04-30 · to Health
265. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health her plans to expand adult-specific eating disorder treatment centres in regional areas outside of Dublin; the proposed timeline for such developments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21664/25]
Donna McGettigan
written
2025-04-29 · to Health
2060. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health for a comprehensive and detailed update in addressing the lack of anorexia beds for the mid-west only; the timeline for when an eating disorder team will be put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19039/25]
Sorca Clarke
written
2025-04-01 · to Health
831. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health for an update on the rollout of eating disorder teams; the funding allocated to the rollout for 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15850/25]
Sorca Clarke
written
2025-04-01 · to Health
833. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adults that presented to accident and emergency departments with eating disorders in 2024 and to date in 2025. [15853/25]
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-03-27 · to Health
385. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health how much money the HSE has spent on the treatment of eating disorders by private providers in Ireland from the years 2018 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14760/25]
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-03-27 · to Health
386. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health how much money has been spent by the National Treatment Purchase Fund for the treatment of eating disorders by private providers from the years 2018 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14761/25]
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-03-27 · to Health
387. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health how much money has been spent by the HSE on the treatment of eating disorders in the United Kingdom from the years 2018 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14762/25]
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-03-27 · to Health
388. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health how much money has been spent by the National Treatment Purchase Fund for the treatment of eating disorders in the United Kingdom from the years 2018 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14763/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
written
2025-03-25 · to Health
795. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will follow through on the promise made by the former Minister for Health to provide 20 hospital beds for people with eating disorders, given that the current allocation of three beds does not meet requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13897/25]
Richard O'Donoghue
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1467. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to establish a special Oireachtas committee on eating disorders to ensure real accountability and that all commitments made under any new model of care are delivered in full; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10583/25]
Ruth Coppinger
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1499. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she intends to increase the number of public inpatient beds for eating disorder treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10717/25]
Willie O'Dea
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1659. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when a dedicated public specialist unit will be provided for Limerick and the mid-west to treat children and adolescents with eating disorders; if she will provide an update on the newly established consultant-led multidisciplinary team in CHO 3 Limerick to diagnose and treat children and adolescents with eating disorders; and if she will mak…
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1675. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals funded by the Health Service Executive for care for eating disorders by private providers, from the years 2022 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11566/25]
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1676. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of people admitted to acute medical hospitals for treatment for eating disorders in the years 2022 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11567/25]
Sorca Clarke
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1678. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no public dietitian service for young people with eating disorders in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11596/25]
Eoghan Kenny
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1694. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health to clarify the exact details for the new eating disorder unit in Mallow General Hospital; the number of staff required; to provide a timeline on when she plans to open the unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11677/25]
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1810. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if there is mandatory training for all in-patient staff in psychiatric services on the management and treatment of eating disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12146/25]
Ruth Coppinger
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1873. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the number of people who are funded by the HSE to avail of treatment for eating disorders in private facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12592/25]
Ruth Coppinger
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1874. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the number of hospitalisations of people with an eating disorder were recorded in the past decade, per annum. [12593/25]
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1895. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently review and address the severe inadequacies in Ireland’s eating disorder services, particularly the lack of inpatient beds and the absence of integrated community-based supports; if he will commit to increasing the number of dedicated public inpatient beds for eating disorder treatment; and the immediate steps being taken…