Mental Health Services
An official questions-paper heading. 1,483 questions (8 oral, 1,475 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
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| Month | Questions |
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| Jan 2025 | 21 |
| Feb 2025 | 72 |
| Mar 2025 | 106 |
| Apr 2025 | 64 |
| May 2025 | 106 |
| Jun 2025 | 80 |
| Jul 2025 | 140 |
| Sep 2025 | 51 |
| Oct 2025 | 99 |
| Nov 2025 | 55 |
| Dec 2025 | 48 |
| Jan 2026 | 104 |
| Feb 2026 | 87 |
| Mar 2026 | 90 |
| Apr 2026 | 121 |
| May 2026 | 89 |
| Jun 2026 | 84 |
| Jul 2026 | 66 |
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| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Health | 1,422 |
| Children | 23 |
| Education | 14 |
| Further and Higher Education | 12 |
| Justice | 4 |
| Agriculture | 3 |
| Finance | 3 |
| Rural | 1 |
| Taoiseach | 1 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | Mental Health Services |
| 2026-05-20 | Mental Health Services |
| 2026-04-21 | Mental Health Services |
| 2026-02-11 | Mental Health Services |
| 2026-01-22 | Mental Health Services |
| 2026-01-22 | Mental Health Services |
| 2026-01-21 | Mental Health Services |
| 2026-01-14 | Mental Health Services |
| 2025-12-09 | Mental Health Services |
| 2025-12-03 | Mental Health Services |
| 2025-11-20 | Mental Health Services |
| 2025-09-23 | Mental Health Services |
| 2025-07-17 | Mental Health Services |
| 2025-07-09 | Mental Health Services |
| 2025-05-28 | Mental Health Services |
| 2025-05-22 | Mental Health Services |
| 2025-05-21 | Mental Health Services |
| 2025-04-02 | Mental Health Services |
| 2025-03-06 | Mental Health Services |
| 2025-02-13 | Mental Health Services |
The questions
Matt Carthy
written
2025-03-25 · to Health
770. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the community response plans that guide Cavan Monaghan mental health service following suicides; when the current plans were established and revised; if there are proposals to review these plans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13768/25]
Matt Carthy
written
2025-03-25 · to Health
771. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if a review was undertaken within Cavan Monaghan mental health service on the impact of Covid-19 restrictions on the service and on service-users; if recommendations were made by any such review; the status of any such recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13769/25]
Aindrias Moynihan
written
2025-03-25 · to Health
805. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of clinical and support staff assigned to CAMHS in each of the CHO areas, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13937/25]
Aindrias Moynihan
written
2025-03-25 · to Health
806. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of people in each CHO area who are waiting on initial CAMHS services, for zero to six months, six to 12 months 12 to 18 months and 18-plus months, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13938/25]
Paul Murphy
written
2025-03-25 · to Health
812. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13968/25]
Sorca Clarke
written
2025-03-25 · to Health
819. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health why the primary care services psychology referral list for children is not collated by specific learning disability; and if her Department will consider doing so. [14031/25]
Erin McGreehan
written
2025-03-25 · to Health
846. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to provide detailed information on the current waiting lists for psychology care within HSE primary care psychology services; the length of time children aged 0-17 years-old are typically waiting to access these services; and the measures being taken to reduce these waiting times. [14132/25]
Erin McGreehan
written
2025-03-25 · to Health
847. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to clarify the expertise available within each primary care centre under HSE primary care psychology services; to confirm, given it is stated that each centre usually has a team of occupational therapists, psychologists, nurses, and social workers, whether these teams are adequately equipped to address a broad range of psychological issues f…
Erin McGreehan
written
2025-03-25 · to Health
848. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals allocated treatment under the National Counselling Services from 2022 to 2024 in the Louth-Meath area, in tabular form; and for an update on the current waiting list, including the number of individuals waiting, the demographics of those receiving counselling services, the referral process, and the typical waiting t…
Michael Cahill
written
2025-03-25 · to Health
856. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of people on waiting lists for Jigsaw in CHO 4 at the end of February 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14158/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
written
2025-03-20 · to Health
434. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of people on adolescent primary care mental health waiting lists in each of the past four years who were assessed for transition to primary care mental health waiting lists. [13005/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
written
2025-03-20 · to Health
435. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of people in each of the past four years who were removed from primary care mental health waiting lists due to reaching the age of 18, broken down by CHO. [13006/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
written
2025-03-20 · to Health
440. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the protocol that is followed when persons who are on waiting lists for adolescent primary care mental health teams reach the age of 18; if they are informed of their being removed; if they are automatically added to an adult list or informed of their right to apply for an adult waiting list; and whether such persons are removed from …
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
written
2025-03-20 · to Health
441. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health if persons who have reached the age 18 and are on primary care adolescent primary care mental health waiting list, are then removed from the waiting list. [12999/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
written
2025-03-20 · to Health
442. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of people in 2025 who were removed from primary care mental health waiting lists due to reaching the age of 18. [13000/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
written
2025-03-20 · to Health
443. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of people in 2025 who were transitioned directly from an adolescent primary care mental health team to an adult primary health care waiting list. [13001/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
written
2025-03-20 · to Health
444. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of people in each of the past four years, who were transitioned directly from a adolescent primary care mental health team to an adult primary health care waiting list, broken down by CHO. [13007/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
written
2025-03-20 · to Health
445. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of people in each of the past four years who were removed from CAHMS due to reaching the age of 18, broken down by CHO. [13008/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
written
2025-03-20 · to Health
446. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of people in each of the past four years who were transitioned directly from CAHMS team to an adult primary health care waiting list, broken down by CHO. [13009/25]
Alan Kelly
written
2025-03-20 · to Health
470. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of CAMHS-ID teams in the CHO 3 area, in tabular form; the staffing levels per team; and the options open to young people who require the services of CAMHS-ID if there are no teams in their CHO. [13126/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-03-20 · to Health
481. 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. [13216/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-03-20 · to Health
482. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a clinical child psychologist will be appointed for CAMHS in Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13217/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-03-20 · to Health
483. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if she has considered broadening the entry requirements for the CAMHS redress scheme in Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13218/25]
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-03-20 · to Health
502. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the amount the health service has spent on the provision of private psychiatric care and mental illness in Ireland and the United Kingdom from 2018 to 2025, by year, and in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13261/25]
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-03-20 · to Health
503. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric units and staff within each unit that are within the public health service from the years 2018 to 2024, by CHO area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13262/25]