Mental Health Services

3253. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) is separately identifiable within the HSE's national complaints management system; if not, the reason for same; any plans to introduce service-specific categorisation for CAMHS complaints; and the timeline for implementation of such measures; and if she will make a statement on the ma…

3254. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of approved new posts for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services under the National Service Plans for 2024 and 2025; the number of these posts filled to date; the number currently in recruitment; and the expected timelines for full recruitment to these posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26636/26]

3255. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the extent to which health regions are permitted to reconfigure, defer or reassign approved Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services posts under the current governance model; the national oversight mechanisms in place to ensure that such decisions do not reduce service capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26637/26]

3283. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if HSE south west has been requested to produce a plan to address Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) waiting lists and issue quarterly reports outlining their actions and progress (details supplied); to provide further details as to the request issued and the expected content of the report; the timeline being worked towards; …

3348. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department are taking to support Beaumont Hospital in providing treatment to patients who are experiencing a mental health emergency; if her Department are satisfied that a patient, experiencing a mental health emergency, who presented to the emergency department of the hospital was sent home with the promise of care in t…

3377. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts across child and adolescent mental health services teams, by county and by discipline. [27225/26]

3378. 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 March 2026; the average waiting time for first-time appointments in each county; and the longest wait time, in tabular form. [27226/26]

3401. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the expenditure to date on the reviews of north and south Kerry CAMHS, by cost category including on legal fees and ancillary costs across the preparation, investigation, drafting, and completion of the work programme to date. [27279/26]

3404. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of presentations at emergency departments with mental health crises; the number admitted and the number referred on the other services which are immediately available to them; and the number who leave the emergency department before being seen or discharged. [27282/26]

3410. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on CAMHS and Jigsaw waiting lists, by health area and length of wait, at end quarter 1 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [27307/26]

497. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for CAMHS in south and north Lee by three, six, nine, 12, 18 and 24 months. [23450/26]

314. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant psychiatrist at CAMHS, Marino, Dublin 3; and the average waiting time for same. [22771/26]

317. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence (details supplied); if she will address the concerns raised in relation to access to appropriate mental health supports and services; if she will provide an update on the referral made to mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22525/26]

450. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health her plans to continue supporting and providing funding for the continuation of the Traveller counselling services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23110/26]

451. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if she will support the expansion of culturally appropriate counselling services with members of the Traveller community as therapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23111/26]

846. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 9 of 22 January 2026, the status of a new psychiatric unit at Cavan General Hospital; if that project is currently included in the HSE capital plan; the timeframe within which it is expected to be delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21447/26]

849. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the list of all consultants that were engaged as part of the north Kerry CAMHS lookback review; the dates of their engagement; the nature of their work; the reports produced and the cost associated with their services. [21486/26]

850. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the consultant reports commissioned as part of the north Kerry CAMHS lookback review; the objective of each report and any actions that arose from each report; and the progress to date on said actions and the costs associated with each report. [21487/26]

851. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the consultant reports commissioned as part of the south Kerry CAMHS lookback review; the objective of each report; and any actions that arose from each report; and the progress to date on said actions and the costs associated with each report [21488/26]

852. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the consultants that have been engaged as part of the south Kerry CAMHS lookback review; the dates of their engagement; the nature of their work; the reports produced and the cost associated with their services. [21489/26]

860. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the number of patients Lucena CAHMS have refused in the past five years; the reasons for refusal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21532/26]

861. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the number of patients Wexford North CAHMS team have refused in the past five years; the reasons for refusal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21533/26]

862. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the reason patients diagnosed with ADHD cannot access CAHMS services in counties Wicklow and Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21534/26]

898. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21690/26]

902. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies that exist within CAMHS in County Kerry, broken down by area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21694/26]