894. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting to be seen by child and adolescent primary care psychology services nationally; the average length of time on the wait list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26011/25]
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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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895. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting to be seen by child and adolescent primary care psychology services, and waiting time in months in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26012/25]
897. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals made to CAMHS teams in County Wexford in 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of referrals accepted; the number of referrals rejected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26021/25]
898. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the current WTE positions, filled and vacant, in Wexford CAMHS teams, broken down by discipline, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26022/25]
903. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals received by each CAMHS team in County Wexford in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of those referrals that were accepted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26032/25]
310. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a review for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24915/25]
177. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Health the actual expenditure on mental health in 2024; the planned expenditure for 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24516/25]
213. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been rejected as a patient by CAMHS; if she will ensure they are admitted into the CAMHS system as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24756/25]
225. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current status and recent developments in the public provision of dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) services across Ireland, including any expansion of DBT teams, training initiatives, data on the availability of individual and group therapy, and support for families and carers over the past year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24832/25]
136. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will fund a centre (details supplied) for the south-east; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24147/25]
138. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the performance of the community access support team in Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22416/25]
143. 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. [24033/25]
148. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health how a proposed 50-bedroom mental health facility on the grounds of Saint Stephen's hospital, Glanmire, is compliant with the UNCRPD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24174/25]
151. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the proposals in place to ensure separate access to acute emergency care for patients with mental health issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24137/25]
211. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health in light of the recent Mental Health Commission report, the actions she will take to improve acute mental health services and services for those with severe mental health conditions, especially out of hours care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23222/25]
218. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the location of each CAMHS-ID facility in the country; the staffing cohort at each facility; the number of patients benefiting from the services therein, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24129/25]
234. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the plans in place for capital investment to support the expansion of mental health services in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23650/25]
1007. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no permanent psychiatry expertise or consultants available on a 24-7 basis to address emergency psychiatry admissions of patients under 18 years at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, and to treat patients under 18 years in crisis who are referred by their GP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23243/25]
1008. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have an appointment with CAMHS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23248/25]
1025. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an appointment to attend CAMHS, Kilkenny, will be arranged for a person (details supplied). [23432/25]
1035. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to ensure that the current 15- to 18-month wait for an appointment on referral to the ADMiRE Clinic in CAMHS is decreased; the efforts being made to ensure timely appointments for those requiring access to the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23485/25]
1060. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of waiting lists for psychological services in Kerry, broken down by child, young person and adult, in each of the years 2015 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23567/25]
1061. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the current number of dialectical behaviour therapy, DBT, teams operating in Fingal East; their remit, inclusion and exclusion criteria; the number of staff employed in each team, and the time they are allocated to DBT work specifically; the waiting list for accessing such services and rates of referrals that are rejected; and if she will make a statement on the m…
1103. 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. [23755/25]
1155. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on any plans or protocols for children who present to accident and emergency departments with psychiatric crises; and if designated pathways, beds, or staff are in place to manage such emergencies within the first few hours of presentation in accident and emergency departments particularly for presentations after 5pm. [24208/25]