Mental Health Services

366. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current average waiting time for children referred to CAMHS and community disability network teams to be seen by a psychologist or psychiatrist; the number of children currently on waiting lists for these services, broken down by CHO area; the steps being taken to reduce these waiting times; and if she will ma…

381. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for a projected start date to construction works on a replacement facility for the Owenacurra Centre, Midleton. [33389/25]

394. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health if her Department will urgently review the case of a 14-year-old girl (details supplied) who has been waiting over 15 months to be seen by a psychologist under the CDNT team following a referral to CAMHS; if she will ensure that the patient is prioritised for psychiatric assessment before the new school year begins; and if she will make a s…

395. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the current average waiting time for children referred to CAMHS and community disability network teams to be seen by a psychologist or psychiatrist; the number of children currently on waiting lists for these services, broken down by CHO area; the steps being taken to reduce these waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matte…

410. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to detail all applications made in the past five years with respect to the establishment of a Jigsaw youth mental health service in Waterford, including the date of the application, by whom it was made, by whom it was received, the consideration given to the application, the outcome, date of decision, and the rationale for that decision…

416. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the projected cost of hotel accommodation for former residents of the Owenacurra Centre, Midleton since the building was vacated on October 2023, until the expected end of this arrangement; for an update on works to a house for three residents in O'Dwyer's Road, Midleton; the date the property was purchased; and the date that renovation works b…

417. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if she has sought advice on the compliance of a proposed 50-bed set of bungalows for mental health residential services on the grounds of Saint Stephen's Hospital, Glanmire with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Person with a Disability; and from whom she received this advice. [33396/25]

419. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of psychology training placements funded by her Department for the coming college term from September 2025; and their allocation to each training course in educational, counselling and clinical psychology. [33412/25]

137. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the number of young adults 18-30 who have been referred for an ADHD diagnosis in the past three years, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32868/25]

138. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the number of young adults 18-30 who have been referred to an ADHD clinic (details supplied) to date; the number of referrals which received a diagnosis from the clinic to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32869/25]

170. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if her Department has commissioned or plans to commission any specific studies assessing the long-term developmental, educational, and economic impacts of prolonged delays in accessing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. [33168/25]

171. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the independent evaluations or audits that have been conducted to verify that current mental health services for children comply with the State’s obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, particularly in light of ongoing waiting list challenges. [33169/25]

172. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the formal mechanisms in place to monitor the adequacy and effectiveness of alternative mental health supports and services for children and families who are unable to access CAMHS in a timely manner. [33170/25]

173. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if her Department has reconsidered or plans to reconsider introducing a statutory right to timely mental health care for children under 18, given ongoing issues with waiting times for CAMHS. [33171/25]

174. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the specific policy changes or additional resources being implemented to reduce the current CAMHS waiting list, which reportedly includes over 4,200 children, with more than 620 waiting longer than one year. [33172/25]

175. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that many general practitioners appear to lack awareness or confidence regarding their role in providing or referring adolescents to primary care mental health services; and the steps her Department is taking to improve this awareness among healthcare providers and families. [33173/25]

176. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health how her Department reconciles the promotion of primary care as a first point of contact for youth mental health needs with reports that waiting times for primary care mental health services are as long as or longer than those for CAMHS; and the measures being taken to address these waiting times. [33174/25]

177. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the specific targets, timelines, and accountability mechanisms in place to ensure that the commitments made in the Youth Mental Health Action Plan and related strategies result in measurable improvements in access and quality of mental health care for children and adolescents. [33175/25]

178. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to outline, given the multiple policies developed and ongoing recruitment difficulties in CAMHS and primary care mental health services, how she plans to accelerate the pace of reform and make fast, tangible improvements to service access and delivery for children and young people. [33176/25]

916. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a geographical breakdown of the 174 authorised officers currently appointed under the Mental Health Act 2001; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32724/25]

1258. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current WTE positions filled in Longford-Westmeath CAMHS teams, broken down by discipline, in tabular form. [28909/25]

1262. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she will follow the lead of the NHS in England in rolling out mental health accident and emergency departments and consider the same for Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28932/25]

1273. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health for an update on the progress of a mother and baby psychiatric unit; when it will be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29005/25]

1274. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health for a timetable for the establishment of Jigsaw in County Clare; if it will be established in more than one location in the county, given its size; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29006/25]

1276. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health where a child under the age of 18 can avail of mental health support in a case where their parents are either unable to give consent for them to access services, or the parents are part of the problem for the child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29009/25]