2150. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether national counselling activity statistics published by the Health Service Executive are adjusted or reconciled to avoid double counting where an individual client receives multiple counselling sessions within a reporting period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20373/26]
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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| July 2025 | 140 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
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| October 2025 | 99 |
| November 2025 | 55 |
| December 2025 | 48 |
| January 2026 | 104 |
| February 2026 | 87 |
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| 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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2151. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has considered introducing a centralised national reporting framework for counselling activity within the Health Service Executive in order to ensure consistency of definitions and comparability of activity data across Health Regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20374/26]
2157. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if the reporting relationship of the recently created role of director of psychology is to the director of health and social care professions or the regional executive officer in their local health region; and if they are proposed to be part of the regional directorate of health regions along with regional clinical director, the regional director of finance and s…
2158. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services for children with co-existing intellectual disability and mental health difficulties (CAMHS-ID) nationally; the location of each team; and the number of approved posts and the number of filled posts within each team, by discipline (details supplied), in tabular form. [20414/26]
2159. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the staffing complement within each CAMHS-ID team nationally; the number of whole-time equivalent staff currently in post in each discipline; and the number of vacancies currently existing in each team. [20415/26]
2160. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the steps undertaken by the HSE during 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026 to recruit multidisciplinary staff to CAMHS-ID teams nationally, including recruitment campaigns, international recruitment efforts and any targeted initiatives to address vacancies. [20416/26]
2161. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the length of time each currently vacant CAMHS-ID post has remained unfilled, by discipline and by health region. [20417/26]
2162. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether each health region currently has access to a dedicated CAMHS-ID team; and if not, the arrangements in place for children with co-existing intellectual disability and mental health difficulties in those regions. [20418/26]
2163. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals received by CAMHS-ID services nationally in each of the years 2023 to 2025; the number accepted for treatment; and the number currently awaiting assessment or treatment. [20419/26]
2164. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has established a national workforce plan for CAMHS-ID services; and if so, the recommended multidisciplinary staffing complement per team and the current shortfall relative to that recommendation. [20420/26]
2165. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether additional CAMHS-ID teams are planned; the number of additional teams proposed; the health regions in which they will be located; and the timeline for their establishment. [20421/26]
2166. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS-ID teams nationally currently operating without the full multidisciplinary complement recommended by the HSE; and the disciplines currently missing from those teams. [20422/26]
2185. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of counselling and psychotherapy sessions available through a programme (details supplied) in 2026 for individuals impacted by defective concrete; the number of appointments allocated nationally and per county; the number of individuals who can avail of the service in each participating county; whether the service is available online or via in person …
2198. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the EOLAS programme (details supplied) will be funded and delivered on a national basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20596/26]
2223. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on the waiting list for admission to the Central Mental Hospital; the average length of time each person has been waiting for admission; the number of persons awaiting admission broken down by gender; the average and longest waiting time for admission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20836/26]
20. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if she will provide funding for an emergency mental health unit for Sligo University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17289/26]
33. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints relating to mental health services that have been submitted through the Your Service, Your Say complaints system in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; whether any audits or reviews have been carried out on these complaints, including assessments of complainant satisfaction with the resolution process; and if so, whether the findings of …
38. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health her plans to ensure that every public hospital across the country has the appropriate number of staff and spaces in emergency departments to assess mental health emergencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17635/26]
43. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the transition pathways from CAMHS to AMHS, particularly for children with eating disorders where continuity of care is critical; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17507/26]
47. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health her plans for six priority acute mental health units in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17521/26]
98. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when the 11-beds in Linn Dara, which have been closed since 2022, will be reopened. [16782/26]
99. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if the integrated healthcare areas currently lacking approved multidisciplinary posts for older adult mental health (psychiatry of later life) services will be prioritised for development posts; and when primary notification numbers and funding will be provided to achieve the staffing targets of the Model of Care for Specialist Mental Health Services for Older Peop…
138. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health her plans to invest in adult community mental health services in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16264/26]
564. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health her plans to institute a mandatory transition pathway from CAMHS to AMHS for patients with diagnosed eating disorders, given that many patients currently experience a lapse in care in moving between the services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18040/26]
565. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of specialist WTE posts dealing with eating disorders are currently vacant across the HSE; where those posts located; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18041/26]