566. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health her plans to expand existing services to tackle eating disorders, especially with a view to achieving an equitable regional distribution in service provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18042/26]
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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567. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health her plans to review the 2018 Model of Care treating Eating Disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18043/26]
568. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she will collect comprehensive national data on patients presenting with eating disorders, including those at emergency departments and at GP clinics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18044/26]
207. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the recommendation of the High Level Taskforce on Mental Health and Addiction; and when the 2024 progress report will be published. [17314/26]
263. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the current number of mental health inpatient beds in each regional health area, RHA; the additional beds that have been promised to meet shortfalls; the location of the shortfalls; and the timelines attached to delivering those additional beds. [17347/26]
264. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she has plans to increase capacity at a facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17348/26]
265. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm the number of people who went to a facility (details supplied) in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [17349/26]
343. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who presented to emergency departments in mental health crisis and received assessment, intervention, or support from specialist mental health services, including SCAN nurses and liaison mental health teams, in each of the past three years, broken down by hospital. [17784/26]
344. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for patients presenting to emergency departments with mental health crises to receive assessment by a mental health specialist, broken down by hospital in a tabular form. [17785/26]
810. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken to ensure that mental health services in north Tipperary are adequately resourced, in light of current deficits in psychiatry, occupational therapy and social work positions; the measures in place to recruit and retain staff across these disciplines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16364/26]
823. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current WTE community mental health nurse provision, per head of population, in psychiatry of later life services in each integrated healthcare area of each health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16413/26]
824. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current WTE social worker provision, per head of population, in psychiatry of later life services in each integrated healthcare area, of each health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16414/26]
825. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current WTE occupational therapy provision, per head of population, in psychiatry of later life services in each integrated healthcare area of each health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16415/26]
826. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current WTE psychology provision, per head of population, in psychiatry of later life services in each integrated healthcare area of each health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16416/26]
827. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current WTE psychiatry provision, per head of population, in psychiatry of later life services in each integrated healthcare area of each health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16417/26]
828. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current number of approved psychiatry posts, per head of population, in psychiatry of later life services in each integrated healthcare area of each health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16418/26]
829. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting for primary care psychology, by RHA, at the end of January 2026, in tabular form. [16433/26]
830. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals to CAMHS in January 2026; the number of children waiting longer than the recommended timeframes for assessment and treatments; the average waiting time by CHO; and the number of posts vacant at month end. [16434/26]
831. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of any out-of-hours GP care and mental health services in north county Dublin Fingal; her plans to expand the provision of such care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16441/26]
835. 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 past three years; whether any audits or reviews have been carried out on these complaints, including assessments of complainant satisfaction with the resolution process; if so, whether the findings of these audits…
859. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS WTE vacancies in CHO7; the length of time these roles have been vacant for; the number of patients waiting for an appointment in the area; if she will report on the recruitment campaign to fill these vacant posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16629/26]
901. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health to review a decision to refuse a person (details supplied) access to CAMHS. [16883/26]
961. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health when a person will receive necessary psychology services (details supplied) [17158/26]
493. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm the current number of mental health inpatient beds in each RHA; the additional beds that have been promised to meet shortfalls; the location of the shortfalls; and the timelines attached to delivering those additional beds. [15737/26]
236. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current level of staffing (by grade and discipline) of each CAMHS team per county, including senior clinical and senior psychology posts; the current number of vacancies within each CAMHS team in each county, broken down by grade and discipline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15216/26]