Eating Disorders

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 February 2021

Wednesday, 3 February 2021

Questions (680, 681, 682, 683, 684, 685, 686, 687, 688, 690)

Mark Ward

Question:

680. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals of adults and children that have been made to community specialist eating disorder teams from 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5276/21]

Mark Ward

Question:

681. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of adults and children who were referred to community specialist eating disorder teams from hospital medical or community mental health teams from 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5277/21]

Mark Ward

Question:

682. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of adults and children by gender who were referred to community specialist eating disorder teams from 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5278/21]

Mark Ward

Question:

683. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who were referred to community specialist eating disorder teams from 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5279/21]

Mark Ward

Question:

684. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of adults and children who were assessed and had case consultations on community specialist eating disorder teams from 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5280/21]

Mark Ward

Question:

685. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of adults and children referred to community specialist eating disorder teams that had other mental health conditions who had self-harmed and who had a medical diagnosis from 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5281/21]

Mark Ward

Question:

686. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of adults and children referred to acute hospital who were referred for inpatient mental health care from community specialist eating disorder teams from 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5282/21]

Mark Ward

Question:

687. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of adults and children referred to community specialist eating disorder teams who were assessed within one, four and eight weeks from 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5283/21]

Mark Ward

Question:

688. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of adults and children referred to community specialist eating disorder teams who had waiting times from assessment to treatment started within four and eight weeks from 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5284/21]

Mark Ward

Question:

690. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of specialist eating disorder staff and community eating disorder staff employed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5286/21]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health

I propose to take Questions Nos. 680 to 688, inclusive, and 690 together.

As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.