100. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health the support she can provide to a community counselling centre based in Tullamore, County Offaly (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10031/25]
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.
1,556
questions
1,548 written, 8 oral
122
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
9
departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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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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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
105. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the plans in place for a youth mental health app; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10055/25]
118. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health when a clinical child psychologist be appointed for CAMHS in Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10155/25]
127. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health her plans to expand eligibility for counselling in primary care in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10056/25]
135. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the steps she will take to end lengthy waiting lists for CAMHS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9945/25]
140. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will fund the expansion of Jigsaw services to ensure that no county is without a Jigsaw primary mental health care service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10085/25]
141. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the reason for the excessive delay in the filling of positions in the CAMHS Linn Dara service. [10115/25]
145. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when a person in County Meath (details supplied) will receive a CAMHS appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10178/25]
163. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the date she will end the practice of child admissions to adult psychiatric services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10129/25]
173. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health for a report on the CAMHS redress scheme established in Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10156/25]
176. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the work she and her Department have undertaken to fill the professional vacancies in the CAMHS team in Balbriggan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9988/25]
386. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the waiting list times for occupational therapy appointments, and CAMHS wait times, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7550/25]
393. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health for clarification regarding the recent cancellation of CAMHS services in Team 1 for under 18s in Leitrim/East Sligo/West Cavan; the refusal of new referrals from GPs to this service; the impact of services to current patients, due to the lack of a clinical lead consultant for Team 1; the recruitment efforts and timelines; and if she will make a statement on th…
395. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health her plans to address the lack of psychiatry supports in a service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10277/25]
396. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the reason CAMHS referrals have been suspended in an area (details supplied); when it is expected referrals will resume; the current number of referrals for support services to Sligo and Leitrim CAMHS service currently awaiting assessment; the current number of HSE vacancies in the Sligo and Leitrim CAMHS service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
446. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychotherapists employed in Galway mental health services in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [10470/25]
158. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health about the case of a person (details supplied) who, having been referred in March 2024 to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Limerick, has yet to receive an appointment date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9840/25]
169. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health her plans on the future of CAMHS from a funding and activity perspective. [9880/25]
189. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if she or her Department are aware that the CAMHS clinical lead post for CHO1 covering Leitrim, west Cavan and east Sligo is vacant; the reason this post is not filled; when there will be a clinical lead appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9991/25]
193. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will provide appropriate funding to a charity (details supplied), which provides essential mental health services in communities and requires funds to continue operations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10006/25]
199. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to clearly outline the governance structure for mental health under the new HSE structure; the senior accountable officer in the HSE responsible for mental health governance and policy on the HSE management team; the regional and integrated healthcare area governance and management structure for mental health, including funding control and coordination of care; t…
209. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals made to HSE ADHD services in HSE Dublin north city and west, and HSE Dublin north county, in 2023 and 2024, separated by adults and children, in tabular form. [10150/25]
210. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the current average wait time to receive an appointment for an initial ADHD assessment for children in HSE Dublin north city and west and HSE Dublin north county areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10159/25]
211. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the current average wait time to receive an appointment for an initial ADHD assessment for adults in the HSE Dublin north city and west and HSE Dublin north county areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10160/25]
212. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the current average wait time for an adult to receive an appointment for an initial ADHD assessment in all IHA areas, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10161/25]