344. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of staff in the acute mental health unit at Cork University Hospital from the year 2019 to date in 2025, by staff category, in tabular form. [16301/25]
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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1,548 written, 8 oral
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| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 27 |
| October 2026 | 46 |
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345. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE on agency staffing in each of the years from 2019 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in the acute mental health unit at Cork University Hospital; and the staff categories these relate to, in tabular form. [16302/25]
346. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of staff currently working in the acute mental health unit at Cork University Hospital on an agency basis, by staff category, in tabular form. [16303/25]
737. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the current number of vacancies in Waterford mental health services, Waterford CAMHS and University Hospital Waterford department of psychiatry, including the details and durations of each vacancy, in tabular form. [15275/25]
765. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health whether a publicly available progress summary covering some or all of the 49 recommendations made in the independent review of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services since it was published in July 2023 exists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15403/25]
775. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that a patient (details supplied) is urgently afforded access to an appointment with a psychiatrist. [15554/25]
802. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the total spend by the HSE on independent and privately run mental health services, outside the Irish State, from 2020 to 2024, in tabular form. [15699/25]
378. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the specific and tailored mental health supports available to people living with FASD, in line with international best practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14709/25]
227. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to consider implementing a system whereby patients who present with emergency mental health crisis do not have to go through the regular A&E; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14245/25]
237. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if a consultant will be put in place in CHO1, more specifically CAMHS Sligo, to prescribe medication for those children and adolescents that need it, and more specifically for those that have been weaned off medication and have now been left with out any proper care (details supplied). [14287/25]
238. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health in relation to the ADMiRE Clinic of CAMHS, the reason for delay in accessing an assessment from the service; what actions are being taken to ensure timely assessments for those who require them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14297/25]
676. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the waiting period for a CAMHS assessment for a person [details supplied]; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13302/25]
726. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to increase the out-of-hours crisis mental health service on the Iveragh Peninsula, County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13553/25]
730. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the level of funding provided, and scheduled to be provided to, the Community Access Support Team pilot project to fund the provision of a clinical nurse specialist, social care worker and senior social care practitioner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13587/25]
731. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if HSE funding provided to the Community Access Support Tea pilot project comes from existing resources or from additional funding specific to the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13588/25]
759. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the staff allocated to the home based treatment team in Cavan Monaghan Mental Health Service at present, by title, discipline, grade; those positions which are currently unfilled; the corresponding figures for March 2020, March 2021, March 2022, March 2023 and March 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13757/25]
760. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the current risk assessment and management policies that guide the home based treatment team in Cavan Monaghan Mental Health Service; when these policies were last revised; if there are plans to review these policies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13758/25]
761. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if the home-based treatment team in Cavan Monaghan Mental Health Service operates a specific discharge safety plan; if such a plan mandates active service user participation and-or the participation of family members and interested third parties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13759/25]
762. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if an early intervention in psychosis (EIP) service operates within Cavan Monaghan Mental Health Service; the date that this EIP service was established; the number of users that have been referred to this service in each month since its establishment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13760/25]
763. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the total current funding allocation and the final expenditure for Cavan Monaghan mental health service for each of the years 2020 to 2024; the current funding allocation for 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13761/25]
764. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the total capital funding allocation and the final expenditure for Cavan Monaghan mental health service for each of the years 2020 to 2024; the capital funding allocation for 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13762/25]
768. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if an early intervention in psychosis information pack is made available to family members of patients attending Cavan Monaghan mental health service; if so, the number of families that have received such information packs in each year since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13766/25]
769. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of community support and peer support workers that are currently employed with the home based treatment team at Cavan Monaghan mental health service; if there are any vacancies of these posts at present; if there are proposals to employ additional such posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13767/25]
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]
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]