698. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the steps she in taking to reduce disparities in access to perinatal mental health care among minorities such as migrants, those from the Travelling community, and low-income families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27078/25]
697. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the level of funding that has been allocated to perinatal mental health services in the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27077/25]
665. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 17 years of age that attended adult emergency departments for self-harm and suicidal ideations in each of the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26943/25]
664. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of drug related deaths involving homeless women and men in 2022, 2023 and 2024; the number of those that died that had a known history of mental health issues; the average age of these men and women, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26942/25]
619. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the capital and current cost of establishing a ten bed inpatient unit for eating disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26850/25]
618. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of fully implementing the National Model of Care for Dual Diagnosis over five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26849/25]
617. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing universal counselling within primary care; the cost of providing counselling in primary care for 0-18 years, 0-25 years, and over 25’s, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26848/25]
616. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing a mental health liaison respectively, inclusive of salary and PRSI costs, as provided for in the HSE winter plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26847/25]
615. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to increase funding for recovery education by 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26846/25]
614. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the cost of running the Galway community café, the free out-of-hours adult mental health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26845/25]
613. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to fully implement the National Clinical Programme for ADHD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26844/25]
612. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated current and capital cost of implementing the Governments plan for inpatient and outpatient perinatal mental health care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26843/25]
611. Deputy Sorca Clarke 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [26842/25]
610. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of fully funding the National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders and deliver the remaining eating disorder teams by 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26841/25]
609. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the cost to fully implement the National Clinical Programme for Early Intervention Psychosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26840/25]
608. Deputy Sorca Clarke 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [26839/25]
607. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of having fully staffed mental health teams in each CHO across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26838/25]
606. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of staffing all emergency departments with liaison psychiatrists for one year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26837/25]
348. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of survivors of institutional abuse who have been awarded an enhanced medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27690/25]
315. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of survivors of institutional abuse that have been awarded a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27499/25]
314. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the changes she proposes to make for the inclusion of dedicated home school community liaison coordinators and the expansion of the service for rural DEIS schools. [27387/25]
260. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people registered as homeless in the Longford-Westmeath constituency in the first quarter of 2025, broken down by women, children and men, in tabular form. [26481/25]
185. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the criteria for which atropine 0.01% eye drops, prescribed for myopia, to limit the risk of damage to eyes and potentially detached retinas is not on licence, and therefore not covered by the drug payment scheme. [26317/25]
184. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health for an update on the review of atropine 0.01%; if consideration has been given to making it available for myopia control; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26316/25]
140. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people on waiting lists for a gynaecologist appointment, per hospital, from each quarter in 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [26085/25]
930. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of an Erasmus+ grant for a person (details supplied); if there is a mechanism to allow for exceptions or alternative documentation in such cases, particularly when the student has fulfilled all other obligations; the oversight that exists to ensure that partner institutions offered to Irish students are fully compliant with Erasmus+ requirements; and the immediate actions that can be taken to resolve this person's case specifically, including the possibility of awarding the Erasmus+ grant or equivalent financial compensation, given that the failure to receive the grant is due to circumstances. [25717/25]
892. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will investigate the admission policies and practices at an organisation (details supplied) following a reported incident in which a long-awaited residential admission was withdrawn on the day of arrival due to behavioural concerns, despite the client meeting all prior medical and governance requirements; if there is any oversight or appeals process available for families or service users in such cases, especially when there are dual-diagnosis and neurocognitive vulnerabilities involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26006/25]
810. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the main reason for children being admitted to psychiatric hospitals and units in 2024 and to date in 2025. [25338/25]
485. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department plans to open a special class for boys in any of the primary schools in Moate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25836/25]
31. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if he will release funds to TII to repair the national roads through the towns of Delvin and Clonmellon, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24689/25]
1155. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on any plans or protocols for children who present to accident and emergency departments with psychiatric crises; and if designated pathways, beds, or staff are in place to manage such emergencies within the first few hours of presentation in accident and emergency departments particularly for presentations after 5pm. [24208/25]
1154. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the current staffing levels within CAMHS teams in west Cork and the wider Cork area; and the number of children who have been referred to CAMHS west Cork but who have never been seen. [24207/25]
1153. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the reasons behind the long waiting lists for CAMHS in Cork, particularly in west Cork, where families are reporting extensive delays and in many cases, no follow-up at all. [24206/25]
116. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for inpatient admission for eating disorder services; her plan to increase the number of inpatient eating disorder beds and to fully resource the model of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24476/25]
502. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the pathway for a person who presents with a dual diagnosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22390/25]
501. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children and young adults, who were not eligible and therefore their referral was not accepted in 2024 and 2025 to date. [22389/25]
500. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals and the number of acceptances from the referrals for each CAMHS team. [22388/25]
499. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if the €3 million funding allocated to the waiting list initiative is intended as a one-time allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22387/25]
498. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the specific mental health services that are targeted by the €3 million allocated to the waiting list initiative; and the mechanisms in place to monitor its effectiveness and efficiency. [22386/25]
497. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of funding allocated to each CAMHS team across the country, including eating disorder teams. [22385/25]
411. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if her Department will assist in ensuring that a person (details supplied) who is due to age out of CAMHS in July, receives a clear transition plan as a matter of urgency. [22024/25]
222. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that families are paying over €900 per year to pay for private transfers to bring their children to and from school as Bus Éireann does not service this route; if a family (details supplied) is eligible for the remote area grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21804/25]
221. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will consider establishing a school bus route run by Bus Éireann from Delvin to Mullingar; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21803/25]
2585. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated to County Westmeath projects as part of the walks scheme from 2020 to 2024; the projects approved; and if moneys for same have been drawn down by Westmeath County Council, in tabular form. [18834/25]
2495. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of WTE senior mechanical engineer and senior quantity surveyor employed by his Department as of 2 April 2025, in tabular form. [18847/25]
2444. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) who had hip surgeries in 2021 and 2024 in both Cappagh and Temple Street, will be notified if their care is one of the cases being investigated or not being investigated; if her Department will communicate with the child’s parents if the surgeries were necessary or not; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21023/25]