213. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the average length of time between an initial assessment for ADHD and access to an appointment for therapies and services in all IHA areas, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10162/25]
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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| Month | Questions |
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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 |
Who asks, by party
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
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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The questions
634. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health when the funding promised in 2015 for `ItsGood2Talk` will be provided; the reason this funding has been held for ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9803/25]
649. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the rationale behind the relocation of mental health nurses. [9081/25]
653. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of each of the 11 adult ADHD teams provided for in the 2021 model of care for ADHD in adults; the timeline she is working towards for full roll-out of each of the remaining non-operational teams; the steps that need to be taken to bring the final teams into operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9113/25]
654. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of each of the 11 adult ADHD teams provided for in the 2021 model of care for ADHD in adults; the timeline she is working towards for full roll-out of each of the remaining non-operational teams; the steps that need to be taken to bring the final teams into operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9113/25]
666. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the budgetary allocation to CAMHS psychology in CHO3 in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [9184/25]
671. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to clearly outline the governance structure for mental health under the new HSE structure; to specify the senior accountable officer in the HSE responsible for mental health governance and policy on the HSE management team; to specify both the regional and integrated healthcare areas (IHA) governance and management structure for mental health, including funding c…
691. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Mental Health Bill 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9320/25]
694. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the psychology waiting list numbers and wait times, in months, for children and adolescents in CAMHS Louth, in each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; the efforts being made to reduce these times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9363/25]
734. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health for an update on interim funding to an organisation (details supplied); and general funding going forward. [9574/25]
735. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if she will provide details of the emergency out-of-hours mental health services currently available to adults in CHO9 area and the process required to obtain this service. [9581/25]
763. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the reason the position of psychologist at the Athenry primary care centre, County Galway, has not yet been filled; if this position remains open; if it is currently being actively advertised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9683/25]
768. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant psychiatrists based at Beaumont Hospital in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and the average number of psychiatrists on call for each day of the week within the hospital, in tabular form. [9736/25]
393. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated total cost, and cost per year, to implement the HSE Child and Youth Mental Health Office Action Plan 2024-2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8768/25]
405. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to provide additional funding to meet a surge in demand for youth mental health services in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8853/25]
425. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS teams around the country that have no psychologist; and to detail where these CAMHS teams are located. [8958/25]
281. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment with CAMHS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8332/25]
283. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); if it will be escalated with CAHMS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8345/25]
290. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists in County Laois, broken down by the number of months they are waiting, in tabular form; the plans to address the crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8397/25]
291. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health the number of people on the psychology waiting-list; the exact wait times in months and years for children and adolescents in County Laois primary care services, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8398/25]
293. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on interim funding that was promised to SOSAD Ireland in November 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8402/25]
861. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the specific policy and procedure that apply to the discharge of patients by taxi from the psychiatry unit at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; and if the policy is adhered to in circumstances (details supplied). [7320/25]
862. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if he will review a policy and procedure specifically concerning the psychiatric unit at Drogheda Hospital (details supplied) and provide a report on this review. [7321/25]
863. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to clarify the policy in the psychiatry unit at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda specifically concerning communication with inpatients during their stay and the role of the key nurse assigned daily to a patient; if their role is solely confined to the distribution of medications; and if not, if it is to care for each patient as an individual and their spe…
864. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the staffing vacancies with the psychiatry unit at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda and the way this impacts on numbers of inpatients that the unit can care for. [7323/25]