Pat Buckley
Question:1374. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult health units in 2019; and the length of each stay [20655/20]
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Questions (1375)
Pat Buckley
Question:1375. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists by age, gender, CHO and local catchment areas in tabular form [20656/20]
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Mental Health Services
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Pat Buckley
Question:1376. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of self-harm presentations by children under 18 years of age in 2019 and to date in 2020, respectively by presenting hospital [20657/20]
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Questions (1377)
Pat Buckley
Question:1377. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of staff working in CAMHS as of 17 July 2020 [20658/20]
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Mental Health Services
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Pat Buckley
Question:1378. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a primary care psychology appointment on 17 June 2020; and the number of such children waiting over 2, 3, 6, 12 and 18 months, respectively [20659/20]
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Questions (1379)
Pat Buckley
Question:1379. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels of CAMHS for each team operating nationwide [20660/20]
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Mental Health Guidelines
Questions (1380)
Pat Buckley
Question:1380. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of each of the recommendations of the national youth mental health task force [20661/20]
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The National Youth Mental Health Task Force was established in response to an undertaking in the Programme for Partnership Government. The Task Force report was published in December 2017 and it was suggested that the time-frame for full implementation should be three years. The report made recommendations in 10 different themed areas. It also identified lead agencies associated with each recommendation that would be tasked with developing and/or implementing these as appropriate.
Since publication of the Task Force report, a number of the recommendations have been incorporated into the service plans of lead agencies for 2018/2020. The implementation of these recommendations has been ongoing since publication of the report and many major areas of priority have been delivered. In this regard, there have been several online support projects delivered to support online counselling, online CBT training and online signposting; Schools have upskilled staff in mental health training and many disciplines have availed of mental health first aid training; Early intervention projects such as perinatal training and family support projects have launched. Health and wellbeing projects have been supported and many NGOs have been supported to deliver local youth-specific mental health initiatives nationally through mental health funding, Sláintecare funding and Healthy Ireland community funding. In addition, the HEAI committed to establishing additional counselling supports to higher level students and the Department of Children worked to deliver first five and LGBTQ+ actions.
A small number of recommendations require further consideration and related to this, approval is currently being sought from DPER to establish a Pathfinder inter-departmental unit on youth mental health. In addition ’Sharing the Vision – a Mental Health Policy for Everyone’ advocates that access to mental health supports be based on individual need. This means that care plans should consider the needs of the whole individual regardless of age, gender or socio-economic profile. Sharing the Vision emphasises the need for establishing a National Implementation and Monitoring committee to ensure that all policy recommendations are implemented within the timeframe provided in the framework. This will ensure that young people’s needs remain prioritised over the lifetime of the policy, taking over from where the Youth Mental Health Task Force Report ends.
Suicide Incidence
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Pat Buckley
Question:1381. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age that died by suicide in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20662/20]
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Health Services
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Pat Buckley
Question:1382. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the details of the roll out of additional telemental health services in 2020; and his plans for 2021 [20664/20]
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Questions (1383)
Pat Buckley
Question:1383. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for child and adolescent mental health services in County Cork by individual team or service respectively in tabular form [20665/20]
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Mental Health Services
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Pat Buckley
Question:1384. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for adult mental health services in County Cork by individual team or service respectively in tabular form [20666/20]
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Counselling Services
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Pat Buckley
Question:1385. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for counselling services in County Cork by respective service in tabular form [20667/20]
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Mental Health Services
Questions (1386)
Pat Buckley
Question:1386. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the construction of the national forensic mental health service facility in Portrane, County Dublin; the completion date for same; if the project will be delivered on time and within budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20674/20]
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As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy directly on this matter.
Mental Health Services
Questions (1387)
Pat Buckley
Question:1387. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the specific actions taken during 2019 and 2020 to improve outcomes for persons with co-morbid severe mental illness and substance misuse problems [20675/20]
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Mental Health Services
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Pat Buckley
Question:1388. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of progress on developing a no wrong door policy to address dual diagnosis in mental health and the funding provided and need in future for services to adapt [20676/20]
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Prisoner Transfers
Questions (1389)
Pat Buckley
Question:1389. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the average, shortest and longest wait, respectively facing a prisoner awaiting a transfer from the Irish Prison Service to the Central Mental Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20677/20]
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Mental Health Services
Questions (1390)
Pat Buckley
Question:1390. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the annual spend for each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020 on maternal mental health services at all stages of pregnancy and after; and the locations in which and the reason that funding is spent, including new developments planned or in the process of establishment [20678/20]
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Mental Health Services
Questions (1391)
Pat Buckley
Question:1391. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the spending on new mental health developments in 2019 and to date in 2020 [20679/20]
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Mental Health Services
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Pat Buckley
Question:1392. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the proposed spending on new mental health developments planned for the remainder of 2020 and all of 2021 respectively [20680/20]
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Budget 2020 saw the Government continue its commitment to mental health by increasing funding by €39 million to €1.026 billion. This represents an increase of over €315 m since 2012, or 45%.
€13 m of the 2020 funding increase is for the continued roll-out of new developments in 2020, including the new National Forensic Hospital in Portrane and progression of the refreshed national mental health policy, Sharing the Vision - A Mental Health Policy for Everyone.
Beyond 2020, proposed new developments will be assessed as part of the annual estimates process.
Mental Health Services
Questions (1393)
Pat Buckley
Question:1393. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the annual funding provided and subsequently drawn down and spent on maintenance and upkeep of approved mental health units for 2018, 2019 and 2020 respectively [20681/20]
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Mental Health Services
Questions (1394)
Pat Buckley
Question:1394. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce an emergency fund for maintenance and repairs to tackle major issues in approved mental health centres identified in the recent Mental Health Commission inspection reports [20682/20]
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As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.
Mental Health Services
Questions (1395)
Pat Buckley
Question:1395. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the annual cost of cleaning provided at approved mental health centres across the state stipulating the unit in question and specifying if staff costs were for agency contract or in-house for the years 2019 and 2020 respectively [20683/20]
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Mental Health Services
Questions (1396)
Pat Buckley
Question:1396. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to pay for transport services for mental health service users to attend services and appointments by unit, LHO and CHO [20684/20]
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Mental Health Services
Questions (1397)
Pat Buckley
Question:1397. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the percentage of relevant staff working in the mental health services that have received and completed Children First training [20685/20]
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Mental Health Services
Questions (1398)
Pat Buckley
Question:1398. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the percentage of staff currently in place as they relate to recommended staffing levels laid down in A Vision for Change broken down by service and profession and by CHO [20686/20]
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.