396. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health of the 300 additional WTE staff announced for recruitment in mental health services in 2026, the number who will be ring-fenced for targeted mental health services for members of the Traveller community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60538/25]
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.
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.
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| Month | Questions |
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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 |
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.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
167. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to outline the clinical pathway for someone who is bi-polar and presenting with a hyper-manic episode; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60228/25]
192. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to confirm that Adolescent Mental Health Services facilities for the will be provided in the planned new primary care centre in Gorey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60354/25]
32. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to expand youth mental health support within schools and community youth centres; if there are plans to enhance coordination between local education providers and HSE mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59749/25]
74. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the means by which she is going to address the alarming rates of mental wellbeing issues facing students; and when we will see robust mental health and well-being programmes introduced into the school day. [59670/25]
920. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline the additional resources being allocated to strengthen mental health supports within schools, including counselling, NEPS services and wellbeing programmes; if her Department plans to extend in-school mental health supports to primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60101/25]
1797. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an overview of the new and expanded mental health services that have been provided in Meath since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58600/25]
1865. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the current rates of vacancy for mental health staff across counties Wicklow and Wexford; a breakdown per profession; the length of time the roles have been vacant for, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58832/25]
1886. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health her plans to reopen or expand the number of community mental health teams serving the north side of Cork city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58991/25]
1902. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of adults waiting for counselling, by county and length of time, in each of the years 2015 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59152/25]
1945. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); the measures taken to improve access to mental health supports for students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59321/25]
1966. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the current number of inpatient beds within public acute inpatient mental health facilities specifically for the treatment of those suffering addiction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59410/25]
1978. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for CAMHS, by community health organisation, age category, and time waiting, in tabular form from 2020 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59480/25]
1982. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists in Kerry, by area and by length of time, from 2015 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59488/25]
2047. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior counselling psychologist within CHO 3 mental health services in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [59926/25]
2079. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the specific steps being taken to expand access to mental health services across the country, given the continuing high levels of mental illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60106/25]
2080. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the current number of community mental health teams in place compared to two years ago; the vacancy rate within CAMHS and adult services; the measures being taken to reduce waiting times for assessment and treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60107/25]
169. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS referrals received and accepted in each county, each year from 2022 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57450/25]
170. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents waiting for a first appointment with CAMHS in County Kildare, each year from 2022 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57451/25]
171. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a first appointment with CAMHS in each county, each year from 2022 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57452/25]
175. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health when a contract of employment for the position of assistant director of nursing post in Kildare west Wicklow mental health services will be offered to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57477/25]
187. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the level of investment in mental health infrastructure in County Kildare for each year from 2022 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57509/25]
188. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the level of investment in mental health infrastructure in each county for each year from 2022 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57510/25]
189. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken by her Department to increase mental health infrastructure in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57511/25]
200. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals for ADHD assessments received by Cavan CAMHS in each month since January 2023 to date; the number therein which resulted in an appointment; the number therein where referrals were not accepted, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57561/25]