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]
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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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]
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]
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]
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]
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 for children aged up …
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 time for referred ind…
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]
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]
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]
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 the list. [12998/25]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
504. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric units within the private health system that were availed of through public funding from the years 2018 to 2024, by CHO area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13263/25]
505. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of admissions to mental health facilities by Gardaí in the years 2018-2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13264/25]