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Mental 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
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
9
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 202521
February 202572
March 2025106
April 202564
May 2025106
June 202580
July 2025140
August 20250
September 202551
October 202599
November 202555
December 202548
January 2026104
February 202687
March 202690
April 2026121
May 202689
June 202684
July 202666
August 20260
September 202627
October 202646

Who asks, by party

The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.

  • 100% RDR3 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú37 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil195 from 26 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael133 from 21 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party5 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent55 from 9 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland124 from 3 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party97 from 11 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity33 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin726 from 37 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 298
  2. 113
  3. 98
  4. 55
  5. 44
  6. 37
  7. 33
  8. 27

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Sorca Clarke Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Health
836. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the waiting list figures for CAMHS services at the end of November 2025, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69030/25]
Mark Ward Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Health
994. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the mental health supports which are available to communities that have witnessed traumatising criminal events; the way in which people can apply for these supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69641/25]
Rory Hearne Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Health
1006. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding a mental health service in Dublin 11; if she will provide an update on the service's request for future funding; if she will outline the other supports that will be provided to the service going forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69683/25]
Barry Ward Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Health
1007. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied with the level of mental health support available for those seeking international protection upon arrival, particularly for those fleeing war zones and other highly traumatic situations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69708/25]
Barry Ward Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Health
1010. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied with the level of mental health support available for those living in international protection centres, particularly for those fleeing war zones and other highly traumatic situations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69714/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Health
1077. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people who attended the national traveller mental health service, operated by a service (details supplied) broken down service, in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70234/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Health
424. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the length of time a child (details supplied) will be waiting for a psychologist assessment, to which they have been referred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68550/25]
Michael Cahill Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Health
512. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently publish the overdue north Kerry CAMHS lookback review (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68895/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
536. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of patients being seen by an organisation (details supplied) in Clonmel; the frequency of clinics in Clonmel; the numbers waiting for mental health supports in South Tipperary; the plans to increase the frequency of clinics in South Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67364/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
559. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health for an update on case of child (details supplied); and if CAMHS services will engage with the child’s parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67533/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
599. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of families of children with a moderate or severe intellectual disability who have requested psychiatric assistance from CAMHS in Donegal and have not received support in the years 2023 to date in 2025, due to the absence of a CAMHS Mental Health Intellectual Disability Service (MHID) in the county, by tabular form; and if she will make a stat…
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
620. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to support those with a dual diagnosis of substance use disorder and another mental illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67920/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Health
299. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not been seen by mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66473/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
358. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total funding allocated to student mental health supports in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66503/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
823. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health for an update on the establishment of the Traveller mental health specialist group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65280/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
827. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the access which is available for young adults to mental health services in Gorey and North County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65340/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
828. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the access which is available for young adults to mental health services in Arklow and South County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65341/25]
Liam Quaide Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
861. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of persons under the care of Midleton, Youghal, Cobh and Glenville adult mental health teams who have been transferred to continuing care settings or high-support hostels since February 2021, excluding former residents of a centre (details supplied); and the name and locations of those services. [65532/25]
Gary Gannon Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
865. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken to ensure consistency between what HSE management reports as available ADHD services and what clinicians and community adult Mental health teams report is actually available on the ground in CHO7. [65575/25]
Gary Gannon Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
866. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the specific funding allocated to the roll out of adult ADHD services in CHO7 since 2022; the way in which funding has been spent, by year and by expenditure category. [65576/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
899. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when a person will finally get an assessment in order that they can be seen by CAMHS (details supplied). [65871/25]
Cormac Devlin Oral 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
83. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the funding being provided for mental health crisis supports and suicide prevention in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64090/25]
Paul Lawless Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
129. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list figures for a first assessment in child and adolescent mental health services; the number of children waiting longer than 12-months; and the accountability measures that have been introduced for the senior HSE management responsible for the ongoing service failures and spiralling waiting lists. [64448/25]
John Connolly Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
131. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the progress made on recommendation 21 of the Sharing the Vision Implementation Plan 2025-2027 proposal for the completion of a situational analysis of the current landscape of community-based provision for dual challenges in the areas of mental health and addiction, including the identification of current gaps/barriers, opportunities as well as the key priority…
John Connolly Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
140. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the plans within her Department to increase the number of acute mental health beds within CHO2; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64326/25]