2283. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of children 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. [74936/25]
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
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| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 27 |
| October 2026 | 46 |
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2285. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the way in which the State regulates and monitors the use of practices (details supplied) in relation to people other than in ‘approved centres’ under the Mental Health Act 2001; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74938/25]
2286. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the way in which the State regulates and monitors the use of restrictive practices (details supplied) in residential settings other than ‘approved centres’ under the Mental Health Act 2001; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74939/25]
2287. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the way in which the State regulates and monitors the use of restrictive practices (details supplied) in community mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74940/25]
2289. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health for a comprehensive list or categorisation of residential care services that are known or believed to be operating without the necessary registration as a ‘designated centre’ under the Health Act 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74943/25]
2361. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to immediately publish the North Kerry and South Kerry CAMHS Lookback reviews, respectively; if agreement has been reached with all north and south Kerry victims respectively, in regard to compensation, counselling, and all other entitlements; the number of cases that have been settled in north and south Kerry, respectively; the number who have received their …
2387. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number of patients presenting to Sligo University Hospital accident and emergency department with mental health issues and how many of those were admitted to mental health unit, by month for 2025. [1267/26]
2388. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number of mental health service users in Sligo, Leitrim and the number of repeat visits to Sligo University Hospital accident and emergency department; the number of times they were admitted to the mental health unit; and the number of times they were sent home, by month for 2025. [1268/26]
2389. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the breakdown, by month for 2025 of the number of vacant beds there were in the Sligo University Hospital’s mental health unit. [1269/26]
2401. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the consideration that will be given to the provision of counselling and psychotherapy services by an association (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1375/26]
2422. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health for an update on a CAMHS assessment for a child (details supplied); if the HSE will assess the real urgency to progress this particular case as there has been miscommunication with the family in relation to submission of paperwork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1482/26]
2438. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health for a detailed update as of January 2026 on CAMHS assessment for child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1531/26]
2488. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals to CAMHS in 2025; the number of children waiting longer than recommended timeframes for assessment and treatments; the average waiting time by CHO, the number of posts vacant at year-end. [2201/26]
2565. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health as per the HSE national service plan for 2026, if the national service plan will ensure the opening of all 20 inpatient CAMHS beds in the national children’s hospital; and, if not, which beds will open in NCHI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2518/26]
643. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the number of people admitted to the Central Mental Hospital, and the number of persons discharged in 2024, as the information provided to date has been queried (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73339/25]
729. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people in County Waterford waiting for CAMHS, broken down by length of wait, on a quarterly basis for 2022–2025, in tabular form. [73699/25]
849. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE clinical nurse specialist in intellectual disabilities within CHO3, in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [72174/25]
905. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently intervene to ensure that a child (details supplied) receives an appointment with CAMHS and receives immediate access to appropriate mental-health and behavioural supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71408/25]
912. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to aligning primary care, child and adolescent mental health services and children’s disability network team boundaries with school addresses rather than home addresses in order to improve service coordination and data collection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71428/25]
913. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the data sharing arrangements that exist for students identified through the continuum of support who are also on assessment of need or child and adolescent mental health services waiting lists; if a shared national system is planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71430/25]
932. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of the 75-bed acute admissions unit for Mental Health at St. Stephen's Hospital, Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71551/25]
933. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health for an update on plans to replace the mental health continuing care beds currently utilised in units 1, 2, 3 and 8 in St. Stephen's Hospital, Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71552/25]
934. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health if there are plans in place to refurbish/enhance the mental health continuing care facility at Mount Alvernia Hospital, Mallow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71553/25]
1035. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people presenting to emergency departments with mental-health crises each month; the average wait time to be seen by a mental-health professional; and the measures being introduced to improve emergency mental-health pathways; in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [72128/25]
1036. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels in community mental-health teams by RHA; the number of teams operating below recommended levels; and the plan for achieving multidisciplinary staffing targets. [72129/25]