Mental Health Services

856. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing a mental health liaison inclusive of salary and PRSI costs as provided for in the HSE winter plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47720/26]

857. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing universal counselling within primary care; the cost of providing counselling in primary care for 0-18 years, 0-25 years and over 25's, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47721/26]

859. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of implementing the National Model of Care for Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry in full; the additional consultant psychiatrists, nurses, psychologists, social workers and other staff required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47723/26]

861. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing 24/7 liaison psychiatry services in each model 4 hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47725/26]

891. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the timeline for making trauma-informed practice training mandatory for staff working with care-experienced young adults transitioning from CAMHS to adult mental health services; which staff cohorts will be prioritised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47811/26]

893. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage, by community healthcare organisation, of staff currently engaging in CAMHS-to-adult mental health transition cases who have received no trauma-informed practice training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47813/26]

184. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of presentations at emergency departments with mental health crises in 2024 and 2025; the number admitted. and the number referred on the other services which are immediately available to them; and the number who leave the emergency department before being seen or discharged, in tabular form. [45989/26]

213. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health to give a commitment to dedicated/ringfenced national funding for development of mental health intellectual disability (MHID) teams or Commitment to National Clinical Programme for MHID. [46154/26]

214. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies that are on mental health intellectual disability (MHID) teams across the country; and the professions these vacancies are for, in tabular form. [46155/26]

215. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health intellectual disability (MHID) teams resourced to the model set out in the Model of Service; the shortfalls; and the number of each profession for example, nursing, doctors, OTs, social workers, speech and language therapists, psychologists. [46156/26]

216. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of regional health authorities that have a specific plan to develop fully resourced MHID teams per Model Of Service. [46157/26]

217. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the contingencies in place for people with ID left in emergency departments, seeking a mental health admission, due to placement breakdown; and the number of these that occurred in the past five years. [46158/26]

883. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to outline her Department's approach to raising awareness of schizophrenia; the supports in place for those with schizophrenia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45151/26]

887. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on mental health services in each of the past five years; and the percentage of the overall health budget allocated to mental health during that period. [45194/26]

892. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to improve mental health supports in rural communities; and the funding allocated to those measures. [45199/26]

894. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to reduce inequalities in mental health outcomes among disadvantaged communities; and the funding committed to those initiatives. [45201/26]

951. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if the HSE intends to expand direct clinical mental health provision for LGBTQ+ people nationally, including specialist psychology and counselling services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45485/26]

952. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the current staffing allocation, funding allocation, referral numbers, and waiting times associated with the LGBTQ+ Psychology Service operating within HSE Dublin south and east; if there are plans to expand this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45486/26]

953. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated across all HSE divisions and health regions towards LGBTQ+ mental health and wellbeing supports, including funding provided through mental health services, social inclusion, sexual health, addiction services, suicide prevention and community-based programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45…

955. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the LGBTQ+ specific addiction, dual diagnosis, or harm reduction services that are currently funded through the HSE, broken down by health region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45489/26]

956. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if LGBTQ+ people are recognised as a priority cohort within HSE social inclusion mental health planning and commissioning processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45490/26]

957. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has undertaken a workforce planning exercise regarding future demand for LGBTQ+ affirming clinical mental health services, including psychology, counselling, psychotherapy, and psychiatric supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45491/26]

215. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting more than 12 months for an initial assessment by a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), by CHO area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44219/26]

1741. 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. [41430/26]

1753. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will establish a dedicated independent advocacy service for people with mental illness; and the expected annual budgetary requirements. [41469/26]