Mental Health Services

1144. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has conducted any gap analysis between current counselling service reporting practices and international best practice standards for health service data reporting; and if so, the findings and any actions arising. [29957/26]

37. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the engagement her Department has had with a project (details supplied); if she will have a meeting with the group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28887/26]

480. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which her Department is working with Tusla, the HSE, Cuan, and other relevant agencies to support coordinated access to community-based counselling and psychotherapy services for children, young people, and families, including those in rural or disadvantaged areas; whether engagement with an organisation (…

526. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health for a detailed breakdown in CAMHS waiting times per RHA, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29308/26]

119. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the delivery of new outpatient mental health capacity and mental health beds, as previously announced in the HSE capital plan for Waterford and the south east; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28519/26]

154. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of mental health services in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, in particular with regard to a suicide crisis assessment nurse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28341/26]

169. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to advise if a business case for a CAMHS Clinic in Ballinasloe will be supported and expedited as quickly as possible to ensure a service is returned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27847/26]

176. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a CAMHS appointment in CHO9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28452/26]

188. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current level of investment in Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services for Children with Intellectual Disability (CAMHS-ID) in each HSE health region; within each region, each integrated health area; the level of investment required in each such area to achieve the service, staffing and team targets envisaged in the CAMHS-ID …

216. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the reason the CAHMS teams in Wicklow and north Wexford are operating without a full team, noting that Lucena CAHMS is currently staffed between 62-63% and Wexford north currently has vacancies, with one post vacant for eight months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21271/26]

862. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will meet with a psychoeducation advocacy group regarding their recent survey of consultant psychiatrists (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28338/26]

867. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has reviewed the eligibility thresholds for access to public mental health services, including both community mental health teams and inpatient services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28471/26]

869. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of locum child psychiatrist posts currently filled in CHO9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28483/26]

870. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of permanent child psychiatrist posts currently filled in CHO9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28484/26]

898. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for CAMHS services per county; the average waiting time; and her plans to address this. [28730/26]

273. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the number of minors nationally that have been refused service by CAMHS, by area, for the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27695/26]

279. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address delays and breakdowns in the referral process between primary care and child and adolescent mental health services and youth mental health services, particularly in cases where electronic referrals are not being received or processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27740/26]

280. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current policy regarding age thresholds for referral and acceptance into child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and youth mental health services (YAMHS) in particular, whether it is the case that while existing patients may be retained by CAMHS up to the age of 18, new referrals for young people aged 16 and 17 are now routinel…

327. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the waiting times for an assessment of need in County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27634/26]

371. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health for an update on an assessment for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27615/26]

372. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the supports available to children or adolescents that require support, assessment and treatment for their mental health but are deemed by child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) not to indicate moderate to severe mental health difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27616/26]

373. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals received by Offaly CAMHS in 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27636/26]

374. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals received by Offaly CAMHS in 2025 and to-date in 2026, that were not accepted, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27637/26]

375. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the reasons given for referral refusal by Offaly CAMHS in 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27638/26]

376. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the number of children or adolescents currently awaiting an appointment for the child and adolescent mental health services in County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27639/26]