1156. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals made to CAMHS by CHO7 in the past 12 months; the number of those referrals rejected by CAMHS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20973/25]
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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questions
1,548 written, 8 oral
122
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 21 |
| February 2025 | 72 |
| March 2025 | 106 |
| April 2025 | 64 |
| May 2025 | 106 |
| June 2025 | 80 |
| July 2025 | 140 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 51 |
| October 2025 | 99 |
| November 2025 | 55 |
| December 2025 | 48 |
| January 2026 | 104 |
| February 2026 | 87 |
| March 2026 | 90 |
| April 2026 | 121 |
| May 2026 | 89 |
| June 2026 | 84 |
| July 2026 | 66 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 27 |
| October 2026 | 46 |
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1158. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the redress that has already been delivered and is further planned for patients and their families who were found to have suffered at the hands of the children and adolescent mental health services in Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20989/25]
1170. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health to outline her plans to provide an alternative to accident and emergency for people experiencing a mental health crisis; if this will be included in her Department's plan 'Sharing the Vision: A Mental Health Policy for Everyone' Implementation Plan 2025 - 2027'; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24255/25]
1171. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if her Department will ensure that mental health records of people presenting to accident and emergency experiencing a mental health crisis are immediately referenced upon arrival; her plans to ensure that they are secured and monitored once they have presented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24256/25]
1203. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an urgent CAMHS assessment following GP referral, given their severe behavioural challenges and significant educational disruption. [24401/25]
1204. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason CAMHS is refusing to assess a child (details supplied). [24402/25]
1205. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the emergency mental health supports currently in place for autistic children presenting with suicidal thoughts and behaviours. [24403/25]
1207. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether her Department will intervene in the case of a child (details supplied). [24405/25]
411. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if her Department will assist in ensuring that a person (details supplied) who is due to age out of CAMHS in July, receives a clear transition plan as a matter of urgency. [22024/25]
470. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the reason no mental health rehabilitation service is in place for the service users of south Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22267/25]
471. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if funding supports are available for families to access private mental health assessments where the public waiting lists are too long; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22268/25]
497. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of funding allocated to each CAMHS team across the country, including eating disorder teams. [22385/25]
498. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the specific mental health services that are targeted by the €3 million allocated to the waiting list initiative; and the mechanisms in place to monitor its effectiveness and efficiency. [22386/25]
499. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if the €3 million funding allocated to the waiting list initiative is intended as a one-time allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22387/25]
500. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals and the number of acceptances from the referrals for each CAMHS team. [22388/25]
509. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health her plans to improve access to mental health services for people affected by rare diseases given the particular physical and psychosocial demands of living with a rare disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22461/25]
524. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists in Donegal, in tabular form, and broken down by area and by length of time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22534/25]
364. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the engagement by her Department and the HSE regarding the establishment of a Jigsaw youth mental health service in Waterford; and to set out the steps being taken to progress the delivery of this much-needed service. [21937/25]
177. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the case of a child (details supplied) who, having been referred to CAMHS Limerick, has yet to receive an appointment and due to behavioural issues has had their school hours cut; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21306/25]
198. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to roll out dialectical behaviour therapy in Tipperary. [21453/25]
231. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS waiting lists, by CHO and length of wait, at the end of March each year 2019, 2024 and 2025, in a direct comparison, in tabular form. [21560/25]
232. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people on waiting lists for Jigsaw, by CHO and length of wait, at the end of March each year 2019, 2024 and 2025, in a direct comparison, in tabular form. [21561/25]
233. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS waiting lists, by CHO and length of wait, at the end of quarter 1 of each year 2019, 2024 and 2025, in a direct comparison, in tabular form. [21563/25]
234. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people on waiting lists for Jigsaw by CHO and length of wait at the end of quarter 1 of each year 2019, 2024, and 2025, in a direct comparison, in tabular form. [21564/25]
248. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the CAMHS psychology waiting-list numbers and exact wait-times in months and years for young people in each integrated health area of the South West Regional Health Area, in tabular form; the number of years waiting for young people waiting more than twelve months; and the longest wait-time in years and months, as of 1 April 2025. [21631/25]