Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

802. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on mental health services at primary care level; the waiting times for mental health services at primary care level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35315/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

803. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on vacancy levels for mental health staff at primary care level, by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35316/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

804. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health-related presentations to emergency departments in each of the years 2019 to 2022 and to date in 2023; the numbers that were accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35317/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

805. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of young people who presented to emergency departments with mental health-related issues in each of the years 2019 to 2022 and to date in 2023; the numbers that were accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35318/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

806. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who presented to emergency departments with self-harm and/or intentional poisoning, by CHO area, in each of the years 2019 to 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35319/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

807. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the roll-out of the eating disorder network and the implementation of the HSE national model of care plan for eating disorders; the target operational dates for the remaining adult and CAMHS teams for eating disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35320/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

808. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on the regulation of psychology under CORU; when this will be expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35321/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

809. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on the regulation of counselling and psychotherapy under CORU; when this will be expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35322/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

810. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if there is a model of care for ADHD; for an update on its implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35323/23]

Mental Health Policy

Mark Ward

811. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 5 of 1 June 2023, what recommendations have come out of the roundtable discussions on youth mental health; the plans to implement these recommendations; which stakeholders were involved in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35324/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

812. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of young people referred to CAMHS, by CHO area, in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of referrals accepted and refused; the reason for refusal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35325/23]

Departmental Funding

Mark Ward

813. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to implementing Sharing the Vision in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023; the estimated funding cost to fully implement the measures in Sharing the Vision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35326/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

814. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the new funding allocated to Sharing the Vision in the National Service Plan 2023; where this funding will be directed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35327/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

815. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on the differences between money allocated for mental health in Budget 2023 and the National Service Plan 2023; the reason for any differences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35328/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

816. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 665 of 30 May 2023, for a breakdown of the funding for new measures in mental health services; what this funding will be spent on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35329/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

817. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on primary care psychology waiting lists, by CHO and by age, for the years 2020 to 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35330/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

818. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on the appointment of the national youth mental health lead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35332/23]

Naturalisation Applications

Mark Ward

169. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice if cases for naturalisation of a minor are quicker in the event that both parents have become Irish citizens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35504/23]

Primary Care Centres

Mark Ward

281. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 118 and 119 of 19 April 2023, for an update on the acquisition of the site for the primary care centre in Collinstown, Clondalkin, Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34749/23]

Prison Service

Mark Ward

52. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice what plans are in place to address the long waiting-list for people in prison to access psychology services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33990/23]

Special Educational Needs

Mark Ward

308. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education what options are available for a person (details supplied) who has applied to schools for a place in an ASD class for their son; the options available to them if they are not accepted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34307/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

838. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the visiting hours policies for Roscommon University Hospital psychiatry services; how this compares to other hospital psychiatry visiting policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34295/23]

Disability Services

Mark Ward

305. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the funding for community neurorehabilitation teams in each CHO; when they can expect to be in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33240/23]

Disability Services

Mark Ward

306. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on establishment of the community neurorehabilitation team in CHO7; when this will be in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33241/23]

Departmental Legal Cases

Mark Ward

309. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost to the State in legal fees since late 2018 in defending the 115 court cases brought by parents whose children did not receive an assessment of need in a timely manner set out in the Disability Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33244/23]

Housing Schemes

Mark Ward

120. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the options open to an individual who is over the threshold for the disabled persons’ adaptations grant but is still in need of a bathroom conversion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33113/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Mark Ward

192. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the current size of the waiting list for initial appointments at the Coombe Hospital's endometriosis clinic; the median waiting time, in days, over the past year for women and girls from their initial placement on the waiting list to their first appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32948/23]

Community Care

Mark Ward

205. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for speech and language therapy for children and adults, by CHO; the average waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33029/23]

Third Level Education

Mark Ward

224. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on a SUSI application by a person (details supplied); if there are any considerations for single parents in relation to SUSI applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32882/23]

Disability Services

Mark Ward

113. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if exit interviews were being carried out with those leaving Community Disability Network Teams in CHO 7; the results of these interviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32506/23]

Disability Services

Mark Ward

120. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children waiting on assessment of needs and the average waiting time in each Community Disability Network Teams in Dublin Mid-West; his plans to address these waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32507/23]

Departmental Correspondence

Mark Ward

237. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Finance if he has received the letter from a person (details supplied); his views on the letter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32622/23]

School Transport

Mark Ward

284. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education her views on the school transport application of a person (details supplied); if, given that the person must travel further than 6 km to their children’s school, they can be reconsidered; to outline what other options are available to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32229/23]

Pension Provisions

Mark Ward

401. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline what will happen to the pension entitlements of an individual born in 1944, who does not qualify for the full contributory pension, in the event of their spouse passing away; if they will be entitled to the widow’s pension; if so, the rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32584/23]

Departmental Funding

Mark Ward

579. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of funding for wages for trainees in the counselling psychology postgraduate degree at Trinity College Dublin; where this funding has been allocated from; if the €750,000 funding for trainee counselling psychologists has been allocated; if so, where it has been allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32161/23]

Health Services

Mark Ward

585. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the funding that has been given to the Hereditary Cancer Model of Care in 2023; the expected funding for each year of implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32211/23]

Health Services

Mark Ward

586. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if multi-annual funding will be provided for the Hereditary Cancer Model of Care; what funding will be given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32213/23]

Driver Test

Mark Ward

175. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if additional supports are available for a person (details supplied) for their driver theory test as they require reading assistance; if so, how they can apply for these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31716/23]

Health Services Staff

Mark Ward

156. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of cognitive behavioural therapist positions funded through the HSE, by CHO area; for a breakdown of vacant positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31466/23]

State Examinations

Mark Ward

95. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the options available to an individual who has sat a leaving certificate examination for a subject that requires a certain grade for their college course and who does not achieve this grade; if they are allowed to sit the subject at the deferred examination stage in advance of receiving their overall leaving certificate results; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30053/23]

Departmental Strategies

Mark Ward

354. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People Implementation Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29719/23]

Departmental Data

Mark Ward

404. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the Review of the Reasonable Accommodation Fund; when it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29723/23]

Disability Services

Mark Ward

546. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the Disability Capacity Review Action Plan; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29718/23]

Disability Services

Mark Ward

547. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the Roadmap for Progressing Disability Services; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29720/23]

Disability Services

Mark Ward

548. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the UNCRPD Implementation Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29721/23]

Disability Services

Mark Ward

549. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the Cost of Disability Action Plan; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29722/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

666. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health his views on the number of inpatient beds for CAMHS; if he will explain the difference between the numbers cited in Parliamentary Question No. 626 of 31 May 2022 and those in the Mental Health Commission’s Annual Report 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29380/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Mark Ward

667. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if there are national standards for assessing ADHD; if so, if these are applied in each CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29381/23]

Disability Services

Mark Ward

668. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on the work carried out by the Changing Lives Initiative to date; the plans that are in place for the further roll-out of the Changing Lives Initiative; what funding is available; what steps are being taken to secure additional funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29382/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Mark Ward

669. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of young people on CAMHS waiting lists who are waiting on an ADHD assessment, by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29383/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

670. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS waiting lists by CHO and length of wait for May 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29384/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

281. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the total number of inpatient beds for CAMHS; the number of inpatient beds that are operational; the plans to reopen beds; the plans to expand inpatient bed capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28968/23]

Tax Exemptions

Mark Ward

378. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Finance if counsellors, psychotherapists and psychologists are registered under CORU, that they would be eligible for VAT exemptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27894/23]

Restorative Justice

Mark Ward

904. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the implementation plan for restorative justice; the plans to invest in services to make restorative justice more accessible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27900/23]

Prison Service

Mark Ward

923. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of psychologists employed in each prison; the number of vacant positions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28218/23]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Mark Ward

1025. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the age criteria for qualifying for the early childhood care education programme; if exceptions can be made for children who are younger by less than a month; if there are any plans to review the qualifying criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27276/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Mark Ward

1182. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he can confirm that the cost of hearing aids and the cost of replacing hearing aids is covered under the medical card for people over 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27721/23]

Departmental Correspondence

Mark Ward

1209. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health when a response will be issued to the petition submitted (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27893/23]

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

1210. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the eating disorder services available to people in CHO3 and CHO8; the plans in place to develop services in these CHO areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27904/23]

Prison Service

Mark Ward

1252. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatrists employed in each prison; the vacancy rates for psychiatry staff within prison services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28227/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

5. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he plans to reduce the number of child and adolescent mental health service, CAMHS, teams from more than 70 to 50, as suggested by the chief executive officer of the Health Service Executive at a meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health on the 24 May 2023; if he can guarantee this will lead to better outcomes for young people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26974/23]

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

26. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to increase access to eating disorder services in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26405/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

74. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to increase access to early intervention psychosis services in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26406/23]

Third Level Education

Mark Ward

101. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans to increase the number of places in third level education for mental health that would escalate the number of professionals entering mental health care. [26484/23]

Third Level Education

Mark Ward

126. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the conversations he and his Department have had with the Department of Health in relation to increasing clinical spaces in mental health care to allow and develop the amount of mental health spaces at third level. [26485/23]

Probation and Welfare Service

Mark Ward

250. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice how many people took part in restorative justice delivered by the Probation Service in 2022; the outcomes of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26838/23]

Departmental Data

Mark Ward

251. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice how many people availed of the drugs treatment court, per location in 2022; the outcomes of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26839/23]

Prison Service

Mark Ward

252. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the average percentage of bed capacity used in Irish prisons, by male and female in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26840/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

253. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice how many people are on waiting lists for mental health treatment in Irish prisons in 2022; the average waiting period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26841/23]

Prison Service

Mark Ward

254. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice how many people are on waiting lists for addiction treatment in Irish prisons in 2022; the average waiting period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26842/23]

Domestic Violence

Mark Ward

255. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice if consideration has been given to the introduction of domestic violence courts similar to the British model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26843/23]

Employment Schemes

Mark Ward

466. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection when the review of the reasonable accommodation fund will be completed; if she will provide a breakdown of how the €1 million expansion of the reasonable accommodation fund allocated in budget 2023 will be utilised; the provisions for mental health in the revised reasonable accommodation fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25998/23]

Disability Services

Mark Ward

467. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the current number of advocates, per county, in the national advocacy services for persons with disabilities in each of the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25999/23]

Disability Services

Mark Ward

468. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the plans being put in place to address the findings of the cost of a disability research report published in December 2021; the way in which it is proposed to reduce day-to-day costs for persons with a disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26000/23]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Mark Ward

603. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of ratifying the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; when this ratification will be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26019/23]

Mental Health Policy

Mark Ward

634. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will report on workforce planning for the mental health care sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26034/23]

Departmental Funding

Mark Ward

665. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the amount of new funding in 2023 for each of the HSE national clinical programmes (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25701/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

669. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting on primary care psychology services, by age and amount of time waiting, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25720/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

670. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for Jigsaw services, by area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25721/23]

Voluntary Sector

Mark Ward

715. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the total amount of funding given to the voluntary and community mental health sector in the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26010/23]

Health Services Staff

Mark Ward

716. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the current number of authorised officers in the HSE; the target number of authorised officers by quarter 4 of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26011/23]

Health Services Staff

Mark Ward

717. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health how many deficits in authorised officer numbers will be addressed by quarter 4 of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26012/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

718. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will report on all the independent advocacy services available in mental health, for both inpatient and outpatient services, in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form, indicating those that are for children and young people only, and those that are for adults only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26013/23]

Legislative Measures

Mark Ward

719. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the projected costs of implementing the proposed reforms to the Mental Health Act 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26014/23]

Health Service Executive

Mark Ward

720. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the costings of restructuring the HSE to regional health areas from 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26015/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

721. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will report on workforce planning for the mental healthcare sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26016/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

722. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the amount of additional funding allocated to the expansion of the national clinical programmes in mental health in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26017/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

723. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the start date for the new child and youth mental health lead at assistant national director level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26018/23]

Primary Care Centres

Mark Ward

748. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the recruitment of staff for the new primary care centre on Boot Road in Clondalkin; the breakdown of the staff to be recruited, by WTE; if they will be in place for the opening of the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26103/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

800. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of people receiving education and training to work in the mental healthcare sector in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26033/23]

Youth Services

Mark Ward

13. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice his plans to extend youth diversion projects to under-25s; when such an extension could be made; the estimated number of young people who could be diverted from the judicial system as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24770/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

23. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice when the pilot project for a mental health crisis de-escalation team will be in operation in Limerick; and the reason for any delays. [24753/23]

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

259. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the roll-out of adult and adolescent eating disorder services at 1D Griffith Avenue, as outlined in an article (details supplied); the cause of delay for these services; the expected date for when these services will be operational; if the temporary services at Maryfield Cottage in Swords will continue until services at Griffith Avenue are operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25356/23]

Health Services Staff

Mark Ward

273. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of staffing all emergency departments with liaison psychiatrists for one year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25429/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

274. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of having fully staffed mental health teams in each CHO across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25430/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

275. Deputy Mark Ward 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 he will make a statement on the matter. [25431/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

276. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the cost to fully implement the National Clinical Programme for Early Intervention Psychosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25432/23]

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

277. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the cost of fully funding the National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders and delivering the remaining eating disorder teams by 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25433/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

278. Deputy Mark Ward 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 he will make a statement on the matter. [25434/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

279. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the estimated current and capital cost of implementing the Government’s plan for inpatient and outpatient perinatal mental health care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25435/23]