Mental Health Services

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 July 2021

Wednesday, 7 July 2021

Ceisteanna (115)

Réada Cronin

Ceist:

115. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of psychology posts currently operative and unfilled in north County Kildare; the length of time each post has been vacant; the process and length of recruitment for each; the date on which he expects these to be filled; the number of children currently waiting for psychological treatment in the area in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30250/21]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Health

As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.