Dan Neville (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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Question 514: To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents admitted to adult in-patient psychiatric units in 2009 and 2010. [17498/11]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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In 2009205 children and adolescents were admitted to adult psychiatric units. In 2010 the corresponding figure was 155.

Dan Neville (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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Question 515: To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 99 promised child and adolescent community mental health teams that have been delivered to date [17499/11]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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There are currently 61 child and adolescent mental health teams nationally, with further teams to be developed in line with the recommendation of 'A Vision for Change'. Of these 61 teams, 56 are community based, 2 are Day Hospital teams and 3 are Hospital Liaison teams.

Dan Neville (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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Question 516: To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents on waiting lists for mental health services in May 2009 and May 2010 [17500/11]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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Since September 2009, information regarding waiting lists for child and adolescent mental health services has been received by my Department from the HSE on a quarterly basis. The information for May 2009 is not therefore available to me; however in September 2009 there were 2,617 children and adolescents on the waiting list and the corresponding figure for September 2010 was 2,441.

Dan Neville (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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Question 517: To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of the mental health budget spent on children's mental health services in 2009 and 2010 [17501/11]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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The HSE provides a range of services across primary care, specialist child and adolescent mental health services, health promotion and suicide prevention services which support young people's mental health. As the HSE's financial accountability structure is across HSE areas and hospitals and not by care group, it is not possible to identify a specific figure for services which support young people's mental health.