458. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken by her Department and the HSE to ensure mental health supports for young people are accessible at an early stage and do not rely solely on young people seeking help themselves and whether there are plans to expand school-based, community-based and HSE in-reach services for those aged 12 to 19 years. [75110/26]
Topics / Mental Health Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsMental Health Services
1,556 questions from 122 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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1,548 written, 8 oral
122
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| May 2025 | 106 |
| June 2025 | 80 |
| July 2025 | 140 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 51 |
| October 2025 | 99 |
| November 2025 | 55 |
| December 2025 | 48 |
| January 2026 | 104 |
| February 2026 | 87 |
| March 2026 | 90 |
| April 2026 | 121 |
| May 2026 | 89 |
| June 2026 | 84 |
| July 2026 | 66 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 27 |
| October 2026 | 46 |
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460. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken by her Department and the HSE to improve help-seeking behaviour among teenage boys and increase their engagement with mental health services; and whether any targeted initiatives have been developed through sporting, community or youth settings. [75109/26]
461. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health whether her Department and the HSE take account of the differing mental health needs of girls and boys in the planning and delivery of youth mental health services, the measures being taken to address higher reported levels of anxiety and stress among girls; and whether gender-responsive early intervention supports are being developed. [75108/26]
898. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide details about the new dual diagnosis team in Dublin South-West to support people experiencing both mental health difficulties and addiction, which was announced in the context of budget 2027 (details supplied); including whether it will be provided in a hospital setting or within the community; and when it will be operational. [73506/26]
925. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 63798/26, the total agency and locum expenditure by section 38 and section 39 organisations providing mental health services funded by the HSE in each year from 2021 to 2025, as these organisations were excluded from the figures provided in the HSE reply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73882/26]
963. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the options available to an individual (details supplied), to ensure that they still receive care in their locality. [73914/26]
977. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health the timeline to secure funding for an approved psychology post for the Celbridge CAMHS team; and the interim measures that are being introduced to provide occupational therapy to children in Celbridge while recruitment remains stalled. [73965/26]
134. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to address staffing and operational pressures within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Galway; the way in which continuity of care is being ensured for young people who age out of CAMHS at 18 years-of-age, particularly where appropriate adult mental health services are limited or unavailable. [67431/26]
142. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health for an overview of the additional mental health capacity that will be opened and brought into operation following Budget 2027. [72374/26]
152. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Health if she can provide an update on the availability of mental health services, particularly the current waiting times for adults and young people seeking access to mental health and psychology services. [72978/26]
161. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the progress of the development of ten additional beds at the Drogheda department of psychiatry; and when it is expected these beds will be fully operational. [72817/26]
185. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the services available to pregnant women who require psychiatric or mental health care during their pregnancy; and if these services are available at all maternity hospitals. [69393/26]
191. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health her plans for a major expansion of community crisis mental health supports. [72377/26]
193. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to increase the number of mental health hospital beds in County Meath. [71272/26]
201. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the plans for the establishment of the new dual diagnosis team in Dublin south-west, based in Tallaght; the proposed staffing and timeline for the team to become operational; the pathway by which patients will access the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72922/26]
213. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health her plans to expand postnatal mental health supports for the wellbeing of new mothers and to support early bonding and healthy infant development. [72805/26]
215. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that people in rural counties such as County Mayo have equitable access to crisis mental health services when compared with urban centres; the steps she is taking to address any disparities identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69156/26]
216. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the children who, despite receiving apologies for deficiencies in their care by CAMHS in Kerry, remain excluded from the State compensation scheme; if she will make arrangements for these children can be included in the compensation scheme; if not, the reason for their continued exclusion from the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the m…
220. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no weekend perinatal mental health service across the 19 maternity units in the country. [72976/26]
221. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason Cork North and East accounts for 88% of all children nationally awaiting CAMHS-ID services, with 716 children waiting at end-2025; the number of CAMHS-ID teams currently operating in Cork against HSE service requirements; and the timeline for additional teams. [72761/26]
756. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals who availed of specialist perinatal mental health services in 2024, 2026, and to date in 2026; the number on waiting lists to access SPMHS; and the average wait time on the wait list per service. [71727/26]
801. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the funding and number of posts allocated in Budget 2027 to create new ADHD pathways in CAMHS and to expand CAMHS clinical capacity for mental health intellectual disability services; the current waiting lists for each; and the expected impact on waiting times. [72012/26]
802. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health for a progress report on the Owenacurra Centre site in Midleton, County Cork. [72036/26]
805. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the provisions that have been made in Budget 2027 to support transition pathways for young people moving from CAMHS to adult mental health services; and whether any specific funding has been allocated for transitional support or continuity of care. [72003/26]
806. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the counties that will receive the two new community crisis resolution teams for rural counties without acute units; the staffing of each team; the funding allocated; and the expected start date. [72002/26]