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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

John Clendennen Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3241. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the percentage of referrals received by Offaly CAMHS in the respective years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025 that were not accepted, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44071/25]
John Clendennen Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3242. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the reasons given for referral refusal by Offaly CAMHS in each of the respective years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44072/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3245. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of expanding Jigsaw youth mental health services to provide full national coverage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44096/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3251. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of establishing and operating one full Jigsaw youth mental health service in each of the six RHAs; to include staffing, premises and service delivery costs per site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44123/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3252. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the total annual cost to the Health Service Executive and her Department of providing online mental health services; a breakdown of these costs by platform or service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44124/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3256. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health whether the current funding model for community mental health services in Dublin 11 meets assessed need. [44128/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3266. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of fully staffing and operating all child and adult mental health services teams, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44167/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3267. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide the estimated annual cost of delivering integrated multi-disciplinary primary care mental health services based on the Jigsaw model; the current number of such services funded nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44177/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3268. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of operating one integrated multi-disciplinary primary care mental health service based on the Jigsaw model; and if this cost varies depending on location or catchment size; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44178/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3275. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed in July 2022, 2023 and 2024 in community psychiatry, community psychology and community CAMHS areas in County Cork by area; and the positions recruited since January 2025 in County Cork in these sectors. [44283/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3276. 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 his plans to address this. [44284/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3280. 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. [44288/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3281. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of neurology specialist nurses employed at Cork University Hospital in comparison to the national guidelines and steps she will take to address this. [44289/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3282. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatrists designated in a full-time capacity to the Carrigaline primary care centre; if there are locums; and her plans to recruit further in this regard. [44290/25]
Colm Burke Oral 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
91. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the progress of the €5 million pilot programme of counselling and well-being and mental health supports for the academic years 2024-25; to provide a breakdown of the progress in Cork in particular; if there are plans to expand the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40008/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Health
515. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists in Donegal, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40212/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Health
544. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for the number of vacancies that exist within CAMHS in County Donegal, broken down by area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40368/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Health
243. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the plans in place for the roll out of a service (details supplied) in County Cavan; the discussions had in relation to this; the agreements that have been made regarding the prevision of this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39834/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Health
247. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a new building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39875/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Health
254. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have presented to Crosslanes Drogheda psychiatric unit each month for the past 12 months from Navan Hospital or accident and emergency department; and the number of patients that have presented from Drogheda Hospital or accident and emergency department in each of the past 12 months. [39912/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Health
255. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the capacity of Crosslanes Drogheda unit. [39913/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Health
256. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of people turned away from Crosslanes Drogheda psychiatric unit in each of the past 12 months. [39914/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Health
257. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that have been in Crosslanes Drogheda Psychiatric Unit for more than one month, three months and six months, in the past year, in tabular form. [39915/25]
Pa Daly Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Health
263. 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, in each of the years 2015 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39970/25]
Pa Daly Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Health
264. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to improve CAMHS services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39971/25]