265. 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. [39972/25]
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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266. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of persons on CAMHS psychology waiting lists in Kerry; the average waiting times to access these services; to provide a breakdown of the number waiting more than 12 months; and to outline the longest wait times in years and months, in each of the years 2015 to date, in tabular form. [39973/25]
267. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on CAMHS waiting lists in Kerry, broken down by the number of months they have been waiting, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39974/25]
268. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if a clinical child psychologist has been appointed for CAMHS in Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39975/25]
269. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the budgetary allocations to CAMHS psychology in CHO4 in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [39976/25]
270. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the reason a referral for a person (details supplied) by a child psychologist at the Longford clinic to CAMHS in January 2025 has not been accepted by CAMHS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39981/25]
289. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of people on the waiting list for Jigsaw in Kerry as off 1 July 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40052/25]
295. 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; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40087/25]
825. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her Department's engagement with the Department of Health regarding delays in CAMHS access and the impact on the welfare of vulnerable children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39317/25]
863. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered combining existing community-based and State supports in a more accessible and joined-up way to reduce pressure on crisis mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38719/25]
309. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the specific and tailored mental health supports available to people living with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, in line with international best practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38572/25]
317. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric wards or units there are in Leinster. [38329/25]
318. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of new psychiatric wards or units opening in County Meath within the next five years. [38330/25]
371. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently publish the north Kerry CAMHS lookback review (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38507/25]
374. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide an estimated date for the publication of the north Kerry CAMHS review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38532/25]
380. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health whether due consideration has been given to the recognised dysmaturity of people living with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder with respect to transitioning from CAMHS services due to reaching the upper age limit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38568/25]
381. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children and young people in the State being supported by CAMHS who have a diagnosis of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder for the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38569/25]
382. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of adults in the State being supported by Adult Mental Health Services who have a diagnosis of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder for the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38570/25]
383. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the specific and tailored mental health supports available to people living with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, in line with international best practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38571/25]
207. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of accepted referrals and re-referrals offered an appointment and seen within 12 weeks by general adult community mental health teams in 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025 by team and the total, in tabular form. [38144/25]
208. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of accepted referrals and re-referrals offered an appointment and seen within 12 weeks by child and adolescent mental health teams in 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025 by team and the total, in tabular form. [38145/25]
209. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health acute inpatient units in 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [38146/25]
210. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the median wait time for screening or assessment by counselling in primary care services in 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025. [38147/25]
213. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on CAMHS waiting lists by community healthcare network and length of wait at the end of quarter 2 of each year from 2023 to 2025, in tabular form. [38171/25]
138. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to extensive waiting lists for mental health supports in third level institutions; the actions he will take to address these delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36979/25]