825. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the €1 million in targeted suicide prevention initiatives for the Traveller community; the organisations and services it will fund; the way in which it will be delivered; and the way in which it will be evaluated. [72009/26]
Topics / Suicide Prevention
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSuicide Prevention
157 questions from 7 TDs, between 27 February 2025 and 13 October 2026.
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828. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the locations of the 12 new suicide crisis assessment nurse teams announced in Budget 2027; the funding allocated; the number of WTE posts to be recruited; the way in which GP referral pathways will operate; and whether every county will have a fully staffed team operating by the end of 2027. [72006/26]
775. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the actions the Government is taking to prevent online forums or websites that encourage or facilitate suicide from being accessed in Ireland; whether legislative changes are being considered to prohibit such platforms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51170/26]
477. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of suicide crisis assessment nurses currently in post; the regions they cover; the number of referrals received in the past 12 months; and the plans to expand the service. [48570/26]
855. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to fully implement the Strategy to Reduce Suicide and Self-harm, Connecting for Life 2026-2035; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47719/26]
1831. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national guidance exists governing how referrals deemed ineligible for SCAN services are recorded, categorised, or redirected within the mental health system. [41698/26]
1835. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether consideration is being given to establishing a nationally standardised dataset for referrals not accepted into SCAN services. [41702/26]
1836. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any adverse incident review process exists where a person deemed ineligible for SCAN services subsequently presents in crisis, self-harms, or requires emergency intervention. [41703/26]
1837. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether SCAN services currently operate under nationally standardised eligibility criteria and whether these criteria are publicly available. [41704/26]
1838. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any audit has been undertaken into onward referral pathways for persons not accepted into SCAN services. [41705/26]
1998. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when the new suicide reduction strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42222/26]
693. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide the regional allocation breakdown of the 12 additional Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse posts funded under Budget 2026, including the number allocated to each HSE Health Region. [41262/26]
694. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide the recruitment status of each of the 12 additional SCAN posts funded under Budget 2026, including whether each post has been advertised, shortlisted, interviewed, filled, or deployed. [41263/26]
695. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide the projected operational commencement date for SCAN services associated with each of the additional posts funded under Budget 2026. [41264/26]
696. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a national implementation framework or governance structure exists for the expansion of the SCAN service and if so to provide details. [41265/26]
698. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the key performance indicators, response targets, and outcome metrics which will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the SCAN expansion funded under Budget 2026. [41267/26]
582. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains any national dataset recording the number of referrals to Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse services that are rejected, redirected, or deemed ineligible for assessment; and if not, whether she intends to introduce such reporting arrangements. [36043/26]
583. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has conducted any governance review, clinical risk assessment, or audit regarding the absence of national data collection on rejected or redirected referrals within the Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse pathway since its implementation. [36044/26]
584. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE tracks outcomes for persons who are referred to Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse services but are subsequently deemed ineligible or redirected to alternative pathways; and if not, the reason such outcome monitoring is not maintained. [36045/26]
585. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE tracks outcomes for persons who are referred to Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse services but are subsequently deemed ineligible or redirected to alternative pathways; and if not, the reason such outcome monitoring is not maintained. [36046/26]
586. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any adverse incident reviews, serious incident management reviews, or patient safety reviews have identified concerns regarding referrals redirected or excluded from the Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse pathway since 2022. [36047/26]
587. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE can identify the number of persons who presented to emergency departments following referral, attempted referral, or redirection involving the Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse pathway in 2025 and 2026. [36048/26]
588. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Mental Health Commission has reviewed or assessed the governance, data collection arrangements, or oversight framework associated with the Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse service model. [36049/26]
589. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE intends to expand the Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse database to include upstream referral source data, rejected referrals, redirected referrals, and cross-service pathway tracking; and if so, the timeline for implementation. [36050/26]
590. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national KPIs exist measuring repeat presentations involving persons referred through the Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse pathway across GP, emergency department, CAMHS, and Community Mental Health Team settings. [36051/26]