3199. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children and young people currently awaiting access to CAMHS in each county, at the end of June 2026; the average waiting time for first-time appointments in each county; and the longest wait time, in tabular form. [55211/26]
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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1,548 written, 8 oral
122
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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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3218. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment by CAHMS and CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55239/26]
3229. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken to embed trauma-informed practice across HSE addiction, mental health and community services; the funding allocated for this work; and the implementation timeline. [55326/26]
3232. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to support frontline addiction workers experiencing secondary trauma and burnout, including access to clinical supervision and specialist trauma training. [55331/26]
3245. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the total number of registered CAMHS inpatient beds; the number of those beds currently in operation; the number of beds not currently operational; the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55405/26]
3246. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the number of young people currently awaiting access to a CAMHS inpatient bed; the average waiting time for admission; the number of young people waiting to access admission for longer than 3 months, 6 months and 12 months, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55406/26]
3247. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the number of young people in paediatric beds in hospital settings due to lack of CAMHS inpatient capacity; the number of young people remaining in such settings while awaiting a CAMHS bed for more than 7, 14 and 21 days, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55407/26]
3248. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health her plans to address the situation of children and young people remaining in hospital settings while awaiting CAMHS inpatient support; the interim measures that are in place for individuals and families experiencing this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55408/26]
3263. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to create a shared communication corridor between CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental health services), University Hospital Limerick and Cork University Hospital in the treatment of autistic catatonia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55477/26]
3335. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of women referred to specialist perinatal mental health services in each of the past five years; the average waiting time for assessment and treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55843/26]
3724. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health to report on the progress made to date on the development of a building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57490/26]
3736. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed in July 2021, 2022 and 2023 in community psychiatry, community psychology and community CAMHS areas in County Cork by area; and the positions recruited since January 2024 in County Cork in these sectors. [57519/26]
3737. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for CAMHS services in County Cork, by area; the average waiting time; and her plans to address this. [57520/26]
3738. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of young people on the CAMHS waiting list in Cork city for less than 3 months, for 3-6 months, for 6-9 months for 9-12 months, for 12-18 months, for 18-24 months and for over 24 months, in tabular form. [57521/26]
3739. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of beds in acute mental health wards that are occupied by persons with neurological disorders waiting to access long-term care. [57522/26]
4015. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of children and young people waiting to access each discipline within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, by discipline, HSE health region and integrated healthcare area; the number waiting less than six months, six-12 months, one to two years, two to three years, three to four years, four to five years and more than five years; and if she wil…
4016. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting to access each discipline within adult community mental health teams, by discipline, HSE health region and integrated healthcare area; the number waiting less than six months, six-12 months, one to two years, two to three years, three to four years, four to five years and more than five years; and if she will make a statement on the m…
4017. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting to access each discipline within psychiatry of later life teams, by discipline, HSE health region and integrated healthcare area; the number waiting less than six months, six-12 months, one to two years, two to three years, three to four years, four to five years and more than five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter…
4043. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the CAMHS waiting list in CHO6 & CHO7 County Wicklow; the average waiting time, by length of time three, six, 12+ months, in tabular format; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58858/26]
84. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on County Louth receiving adequate early intervention mental health supports for young people in school, including the expansion of Jigsaw's services, in light of the concerns raised at a meeting on 18 May in Louth; if she will protect funding for youth support workers and consider integrating their role alongside Jigsaw to deliver a compr…
542. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the budget allocation for mental health services for the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, by health services region, in tabular form; her plans for increased investment in mental health services for 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54523/26]
604. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS waiting lists, by CHO and length of wait, at the end of July 2026 compared to end of July 2025, in tabular form. [54736/26]
607. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54746/26]
611. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies that exist within CAMHS in County Kerry, broken down by area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54750/26]
407. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if there are publicly funded health facilities in the State currently equipped, staffed and trained to provide inpatient trauma-stabilisation and specialist treatment for severe dissociative identity disorder; if not, the way in which the HSE clinically justifies the repatriation of a patient with this diagnosis from a healthcare facility outside the State p…