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- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (29 Jun 2022)
Mark Ward: 115. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of funding a national advocacy service for people with disabilities in 2023; the cost of a youth and adult advocacy programme, with the inclusion of psychosocial disabilities, in the advocacy service; the cost of the national advocacy service in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34687/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (28 Jun 2022)
Mark Ward: 783. To ask the Minister for Health when external support services are to resume at the Central Mental Hospital given the fact that vulnerable adults are in need of support and external volunteer services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33782/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (28 Jun 2022)
Mark Ward: 784. To ask the Minister for Health the reason external support services have not resumed at the Central Mental Hospital, given that hospice services and other drop-in services around the country have resumed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33783/22]
- Joint Committee On Health: Resourcing and the Provision of Services at the Linn Dara CAMHS Unit: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)
Mark Ward: I thank the witnesses. It is great to put a face to some of the names because I see a lot of the people mentioned in the replies I receive to parliamentary questions. I thank them for all the responses I have been receiving from them during my time in the Oireachtas. I know the decision to close the beds in Linn Dara was not taken lightly. I thank the staff who work in CAMHS and other...
- Joint Committee On Health: Resourcing and the Provision of Services at the Linn Dara CAMHS Unit: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)
Mark Ward: What are we doing to attract that 25% of people? What are the reasons they do not take up jobs?
- Joint Committee On Health: Resourcing and the Provision of Services at the Linn Dara CAMHS Unit: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)
Mark Ward: Is the HSE capturing that data in exit interviews?
- Joint Committee On Health: Resourcing and the Provision of Services at the Linn Dara CAMHS Unit: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)
Mark Ward: Okay. Very good.
- Joint Committee On Health: Resourcing and the Provision of Services at the Linn Dara CAMHS Unit: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)
Mark Ward: I presume that Linn Dara is saving money because of these vacancies. Has any consideration been given to using those savings to incentivise people to work in the organisation?
- Joint Committee On Health: Resourcing and the Provision of Services at the Linn Dara CAMHS Unit: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)
Mark Ward: Am I correct in saying that the hope is that the next batch of qualified nurse recruits are the ones who will fill the positions in Linn Dara?
- Joint Committee On Health: Resourcing and the Provision of Services at the Linn Dara CAMHS Unit: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)
Mark Ward: Does Mr. Brady wish to contribute?
- Joint Committee On Health: Resourcing and the Provision of Services at the Linn Dara CAMHS Unit: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)
Mark Ward: I know. I live close to it – it is almost on my doorstep.
- Joint Committee On Health: Resourcing and the Provision of Services at the Linn Dara CAMHS Unit: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)
Mark Ward: I thank Mr. Brady. I appreciate his reply. I will move on to another matter because as I only have a little time left. Dr. Doody mentioned that a small number of young people with eating disorders needed to be admitted to eating disorder services. When I asked a parliamentary question, the reply I received – it was actually signed by Mr. Ryan – stated that 49 children had...
- Joint Committee On Health: Resourcing and the Provision of Services at the Linn Dara CAMHS Unit: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)
Mark Ward: In the parliamentary question, I asked the Minister for Health for the number of children who presented to the HSE looking for treatment for eating disorders who were referred to non-eating disorder inpatient acute mental health facilities in a number of different years. The figure supplied for 2021 was 115. That is an increase from 97 the year before.
- Joint Committee On Health: Resourcing and the Provision of Services at the Linn Dara CAMHS Unit: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)
Mark Ward: I also want to raise the issue of the referrals to CAMHS that are not accepted. According to the information I have, one third of referrals to CAMHS are not accepted. There were 21,000 referrals to CAMHS in 2021, which shows how busy it is, but only 14,000 of these were accepted. I have met with parents of children who have autism who feel their children are falling through the cracks....
- Joint Committee On Health: Resourcing and the Provision of Services at the Linn Dara CAMHS Unit: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)
Mark Ward: I again raise the issue of children being admitted to adult mental health facilities. I accept that CHO 7 has the best record in the State for not admitting children into adult facilities. I am concerned that the closure of Linn Dara could lead to more children entering adult facilities. The HSE's stance was mentioned whereby children are admitted for the least time possible. In CHO 9,...
- Joint Committee On Health: Resourcing and the Provision of Services at the Linn Dara CAMHS Unit: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)
Mark Ward: Would the closure of the beds in Linn Dara impact on referral from other areas?
- Joint Committee On Health: Resourcing and the Provision of Services at the Linn Dara CAMHS Unit: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)
Mark Ward: There are fewer resources.
- Joint Committee On Health: Resourcing and the Provision of Services at the Linn Dara CAMHS Unit: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)
Mark Ward: What would lead to a situation, for example, the one I mentioned, which I know was not CHO 7, where a child was in an adult inpatient facility for 13 days and another two children were there for more than a week? I was just wondering. I am looking for information more than criticising.
- Joint Committee On Health: Resourcing and the Provision of Services at the Linn Dara CAMHS Unit: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)
Mark Ward: Mr. Ryan would be sitting over here.