570. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for access to an initial assessment for psychological therapy through primary care in Fingal east; the waiting times for access to psychological therapy interventions through primary care in Fingal east; the waiting times for access to secondary/tertiary services for psychological therapy in Fingal east for individuals deemed to have severe mental…
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.
1,556
questions
1,548 written, 8 oral
122
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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departments asked
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| January 2025 | 21 |
| February 2025 | 72 |
| March 2025 | 106 |
| April 2025 | 64 |
| 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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The questions
572. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health if she will give consideration to providing a number of free sessions with registered therapists or counsellors, to improve mental health. [3225/26]
154. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) who urgently requires a referral to an adolescent unit will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2629/26]
156. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists, per region at the end of year 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2560/26]
197. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS and Jigsaw waiting lists, by CHO and length of wait, quarterly from 2012–2025, in tabular form. [2833/26]
198. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of people in County Kerry waiting for Jigsaw, broken down by length of wait, on a quarterly basis for 2022 to 2025, in tabular form. [2843/26]
2185. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she plans to increase the number of assistant psychologist jobs nationwide to support the provision of mental healthcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74459/25]
2187. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the position regarding CAMHS services in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74485/25]
2189. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made for a child (details supplied) with CAMHS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74521/25]
2197. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of any mental health service funded by the HSE that is utilising AI generated content in response to service users; if she will investigate the recent media reports of same; and the current policy for service providers are in relation to same. [74569/25]
2207. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the work undertaken by the HSE to recruit a full-time psychologist for the community adult mental health team in Balbriggan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74650/25]
2208. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the plans the HSE has in place to address the backlog of patients waiting to be seen by the community adult mental health team; the measures being implemented to reduce waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74651/25]
2209. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently on the waiting list for psychological services within the community adult mental health team; the average waiting time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74652/25]
2212. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the absence of effective crisis intervention pathways for adults experiencing severe mental illness who lack insight into their condition and are therefore deemed capable of refusing care, despite being acutely unwell; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74713/25]
2213. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the reason An Garda Síochána continues to be the default point of contact for families experiencing mental health crises involving vulnerable adults; what engagement has taken place between her Department, the HSE and the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, to develop health-led alternatives; and when families can expect access to dedicated men…
2214. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that current mental health legislation adequately protects vulnerable adults who refuse care due to impaired insight arising from mental illness; if legislative gaps have been identified by the Department or the Mental Health Commission; if amendments are being actively considered to better protect patients and families in such circumstanc…
2215. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the immediate reforms planned to prevent irreversible harm to individuals experiencing acute mental health crises where early intervention is not currently available; and if consideration is being given to expanding crisis admission criteria, mobile crisis teams, or family-initiated assessments outside Garda involvement; and if she will make a statement on th…
2216. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the number of cases in the past five years have involved families seeking urgent intervention for a mentally unwell adult who was deemed capable of refusing care; and if the Department has assessed the outcomes for those individuals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74717/25]
2222. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the mental health supports available locally to residents of Thurles, including community counselling and specialist services; waiting times for access; if plans are in place to expand mental health resources in the Thurles area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74731/25]
2255. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a case (details supplied); if she will instruct her Department to conduct a public inquiry into psychiatric institutions; to provide redress for the families affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74795/25]
2270. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the minimum qualifications required for individuals providing crisis counselling through a platform (details supplied); the proportion of staff or volunteers who hold accredited mental health or counselling qualifications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74877/25]
2271. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the escalation protocols used by a service (details supplied) when a texter presents with imminent risk of suicide or self harm; and the number of such escalations recorded annually. [74878/25]
2273. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the average number of simultaneous conversations each counsellor is expected or permitted to manage at any one time at a service (details supplied); the maximum number allowed; and the evidence base used to determine these thresholds. [74880/25]
2280. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of people which are detained in the Central Mental Hospital, other than under the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006, as amended by the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2010, and the route(s) by which each of those people have been detained. [74925/25]
2281. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of adults whose mental health treatment abroad was arranged by the State in the past 36 months, the settings and countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74934/25]