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Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (9 Nov 2023)

Mary Butler: The total allocation for mental health services in 2024 is approximately €1.3 billion, which is the fourth year in a row in which the mental health budget has been increased. This increase in funding for mental health services represents a significant investment which will enable continued policy implementation and service improvement in line with our national mental health policy,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Commission (17 Sep 2020)

Mary Butler: ...Questions Nos. 199, 202, 203, 205 and 206 together. 1 - Professional Fees to Chairpersons (not including T&S) 2019 – €1,349,635 2020 (1.1.20 to 31.8.20) – €893,091 2. A total of 2,024 mental health tribunals took place in 2019. 1,326 mental health tribunals took place from 1 January 2020 to 31 August 2020. Please note that not all orders made result in...

Mental Health Services: Statements (Resumed) (31 May 2016) See 2 other results from this debate

Frank O'Rourke: I extend warm congratulations to the Minister of State, Deputy Helen McEntee, and wish her all the best in her new role. She will be a good Minister of State with responsibility for mental health services and older people. It is ten years since A Vision for Change, the report of the expert group on mental health policy, established by the then Minister of State with responsibility for...

Leaders' Questions (23 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: It is fair to say the area of mental health has been an area of our health services which has not received sufficient attention. This Government, however, has decided to give the issues of mental health a very high priority and has given specific responsibility to the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, to address those issues. She is making very significant progress in improving the...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (27 Sep 2006)

Tim O'Malley: The Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney T.D., has signed the commencement order for the remaining sections of the Mental Health Act 2001. The Mental Health Act 2001 provides a modern framework within which people who have a mental disorder and require treatment or protection can be cared for and treated. It puts in place mechanisms by which the standards, care and treatment in...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (25 Nov 2008)

John Moloney: The Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy, 'A Vision for Change', provides a framework for action to develop modern, high quality mental health services over a seven to ten year period. Implementation of 'A Vision for Change' is primarily the responsibility of the Health Service Executive. Earlier this year, the HSE approved an Implementation Plan which sets out six key...

Joint Committee On Health: Life Cycle Approach to Mental Health: Discussion (18 Apr 2023)

Frances Black: The Mental Health Commission sent the committee a paper. I will read out the conclusion: Older people’s mental health is an increasingly important area of public policy that does not always get the attention it deserves. As set out in the [Mental Health Commission's] 2020 report older people’s mental health services particularly benefit from an integrated approach with social...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (5 Nov 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Mental health has again succeeded in obtaining a substantial ring-fenced allocation, within the overall budgetary context. The current economic environment presents a significant challenge for the health system generally in delivering services. However, mental health is being treated as a priority in so far as we can. The announcement in Budget 2014 of €20 million ring-fenced for...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Health Strategies (21 Mar 2023)

Gary Gannon: One strand of the well-being framework is dedicated to improving the mental health of the population in their workplaces, schools and homes. However, it was reported this morning that there has been a drop since the pandemic in the number of people who believe it is okay to ask their employer for a mental health break. St. Patrick's Mental Health Services in Dublin have shown that 22% of...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (27 Oct 2010)

John Moloney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 291 to 293, inclusive, 297 and 298 together. The Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy, 'A Vision for Change', estimates that three hundred and thirty-two community mental health teams are required to deliver the proposed community-based mental health service. Seventy-eight of these teams relate to child and adolescent community mental health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (28 Jun 2016)

Helen McEntee: In January 2006, the Government adopted the Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy 'A Vision for Change' as the basis for the future development of mental health services in Ireland. It advocated: - A holistic view of mental illness and an integrated multidisciplinary approach to addressing the biological, psychological and social factors that contribute to mental health...

Joint Committee On Health: Impacts of Covid-19 on Mental Health Services: Discussion (14 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: The Deputy mentioned the budget in the UK, which is interesting. Last week, I met a colleague in Northern Ireland who is a mental health champion. I was surprised to learn that there is no minister for mental health in Northern Ireland. A mental health champion has been appointed there. As part of the shared island initiative whereby the North and South collaborate, I met her last week...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (30 May 2023)

Mary Butler: A Mental Health Bill is currently being drafted by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel to replace the existing Mental Health Acts 2001 – 2018 and overhaul our approach to mental health legislation. While the Department expects many of the proposed changes in the new Bill to be dealt with generally within existing resources, some of the planned changes are expected to carry additional...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mortality Rates (24 Oct 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...can be applied nationally, through engagement with relevant stakeholders, to lead to safer and improved quality of care for patients and families. Furthermore, I am committed to continue improving much-needed mental health supports for pregnant and postnatal women. Perinatal mental health disorders are those which complicate pregnancy and the first postnatal year. A key priority...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education (15 Nov 2022)

Mr. Derek Chambers: Good morning to the Chair, members and colleagues. I thank the committee for the invitation to contribute to this important discussion on student mental health. Our mental health is influenced by many different factors. While the continued enhancement of specialist mental health services is important, the mental health of our young people depends on a broad public...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (14 Sep 2022)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Deputies for raising this important matter. As they have outlined, the Mental Health Commission has made the decision to put a restriction on the registration of the Centre for Mental Health Care and Recovery in Bantry General Hospital, given its concerns over the size of residents’ bedrooms in the centre. This decision would mean the centre's total number of registered...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (21 Nov 2007)

Jimmy Devins: The Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy, A Vision for Change, acknowledges gaps in the current provision for forensic mental health services and recognises that such services should be available in all areas where law enforcement agents are likely to encounter individuals with severe mental health problems. The Report makes several recommendations for the further improvement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (22 Mar 2018)

Jim Daly: The National Youth Mental Health Task Force was established in response to an undertaking in the Programme for Partnership Government. It was asked to produce a series of action-focused recommendations. The Taskforce report was published in December. The report made a number of recommendations in different themed areas. It also identified lead agencies associated with each recommendation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2020)

Mary Butler: The Government is firmly committed to developing all aspects of mental health - legislation, policies and services. To maintain improvements to services in recent years, Budget 2021 saw an additional €50 million allocated to HSE Mental Health Services, bringing the total budget to €1,076 billion. This is the biggest mental health budget noted to date and signifies the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (1 Jun 2016)

Helen McEntee: The major responsibility for care of people with addiction lies outside the mental health system. These services have their own funding structure within Primary and Continuing Community Care (PCCC) in the HSE. The responsibility of community mental health services is to respond to the needs of people with both problems of addiction and serious mental health disorders. Acute...