442. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health teams operating below recommended staffing levels and the average staffing deficit per team. [48508/26]
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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443. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the additional annual funding required to fully implement the remaining actions under Sharing the Vision by 2030, broken down by workforce, community services, crisis services, youth mental health services and specialist mental health programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48509/26]
454. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual current and capital cost of establishing and operating a dedicated mental health emergency room, separate from the general emergency department, in each Model 3 and Model 4 hospital; the number of hospitals that would require new infrastructure or refurbishment to provide such facilities; and if she will provide a breakdown of the costs invol…
455. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of additional consultant psychiatrists, psychiatry registrars, clinical psychologists, mental health nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, peer support workers and other specialist mental health professionals required to ensure that every acute hospital has the full complement of staff necessary to deliver safe and timely mental health emerg…
456. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the level of funding currently allocated to mental health crisis assessment and intervention services; the estimated additional annual funding required to provide nationwide coverage of crisis resolution teams, late-night outreach services, community assessment and treatment teams and other community-based alternatives to emergency department attendance; and if s…
457. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of developing and implementing an integrated crisis response pathway for children and young people; the additional staffing and service investment required to strengthen child and youth mental health liaison services in emergency departments; and if she will provide a breakdown of projected expenditure. [48528/26]
458. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual and capital costs associated with providing 24-hour mental health crisis assessment services in all acute hospitals; and if she will provide details of the staffing, infrastructure and operational costs included in those estimates. [48529/26]
523. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a 10% uplift in funding for recovery education. [48674/26]
524. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of delivering the full complement of community CAMHS teams in line with the population recommendations of Sharing the Vision, in tabular form; the number of teams required; and the staffing complement required. [48675/26]
525. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of delivering the full complement of acute CAMHS teams in line with the population recommendations of Sharing the Vision, in tabular form; the number of teams and beds required; and the staffing complement required. [48676/26]
526. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of delivering the full complement of CAMHS-ID teams in line with the population recommendations of Sharing the Vision, in tabular form; the number of teams required; and the staffing complement required. [48677/26]
527. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of delivering the full complement of early intervention in psychosis teams in line with the model of care, in tabular form; the number of teams required; and the staffing complement required. [48678/26]
551. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the psychological and counselling services that are available to women across the country contemplating termination of pregnancy. [48742/26]
552. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of an additional CAMHS team to serve north Wexford. [48743/26]
654. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure spent on private mental health services, by service type, in each health area in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47096/26]
842. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of staffing all emergency departments with liaison psychiatrists for one year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47695/26]
843. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of having fully staffed mental health teams in each RHA across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47696/26]
844. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of fully staffing and operating all 73-child and adult mental health services teams, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47697/26]
845. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to fully implement the National Clinical Programme for Early Intervention Psychosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47698/26]
846. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of fully funding the National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders and deliver the remaining eating disorder teams by 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47699/26]
847. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current and capital cost of establishing and operating a 24/7 multi-agency mental health crisis de-escalating team, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47700/26]
848. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current and capital cost of implementing the Governments plan for inpatient and outpatient perinatal mental health care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47701/26]
850. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the cost of running the Galway Community Café, the free out-of-hours adult mental health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47703/26]
856. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing a mental health liaison inclusive of salary and PRSI costs as provided for in the HSE winter plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47720/26]
857. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing universal counselling within primary care; the cost of providing counselling in primary care for 0-18 years, 0-25 years and over 25's, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47721/26]