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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Sep 2025)

Mary Butler: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Sep 2025)

Mary Butler: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (8 Sep 2025)

Mary Butler: The National Psychiatric Inpatient Reporting System (NPIRS) database, which is managed by the Health Research Board (HRB), collects data from all approved centres under the Mental Health Act 2001. The publication of Activities of Irish Psychiatric Units and Hospitals 2024 (which can be found at www.hrb.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/AIPUH_Activities_2024_ annual_report.pdf), gives data in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Sep 2025)

Mary Butler: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible in relation to any CAMHS aspects of this case.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (8 Sep 2025)

Mary Butler: The National Clinical Programme on Eating Disorders has progressed well with 14 of the 16 teams envisaged by the Model of Care now funded. The HSE spends over €9 million on eating disorders services annually.  As a result, access to eating disorder services is increasing, with 25% more assessments conducted in 2024 compared to 2023 (562 vs 449). Approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (8 Sep 2025)

Mary Butler: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Sep 2025)

Mary Butler: The Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Services (SPMHS) is now available in all 19 maternity hospitals nationwide, providing support to pregnant women and women with a baby up to one year old, with an existing or new mental health problem. Funding to date of €3.6 million has established the 6 consultant led multidisciplinary teams, in place across major maternity hospitals (Coombe,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Sep 2025)

Mary Butler: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Mary Butler: Dual diagnosis means a person experiences both a substance abuse problem and a mental health issue such as depression or an anxiety disorder.  Treatment options must address both issues, and as such the HSE have developed a Model of Care which recommends the development of 12 Adult Specialist Dual Diagnosis Teams nationally, 4 Adolescent Hub Teams, and a National Dual Diagnosis...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Sep 2025)

Mary Butler: Both I, and the Department of Health, await submission by the HSE of the Final Report by Dr. Halpin in relation to the North Kerry Lookback Review. I am closely monitoring developments in relation to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in North Kerry, including the timeline for the completion of the Lookback Review. The HSE has indicated to me and the Department that the Review...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (8 Sep 2025)

Mary Butler: The Government and I value the work of Pieta, who make a significant contribution to suicide prevention, intervention and postvention services nationally. This free counselling services for people experiencing suicidal ideation or self-harm, the free 24/7 crisis phone & text line and postvention services such as Pieta’s Suicide Bereavement Liaison Service (SBLS) and Suicide...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Sep 2025)

Mary Butler: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (8 Sep 2025)

Mary Butler: As Minister, I have overseen the rollout of a range supports for people experiencing mental health difficulties. These supports include the Crisis Resolution Services. The model of care for Crisis Resolution Services was developed as a direct recommendation of Sharing the Vision, Ireland’s national mental health policy. It recognises that people who are experiencing a mental...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Small and Medium Enterprises (29 Jul 2025)

Mary Butler: The number of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Less than 250 Employees) per county for the years 2020-2023 can be found below in Table 1. This is the most recent data available as data for 2024 and 2025 is not available yet. This covers NACE Sectors B to S excluding Sector O and excluding non-market enterprises. This data is collected from the CSOs Central Business Register. Table 1:...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Small and Medium Enterprises (29 Jul 2025)

Mary Butler: The number of people employed by Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Less than 250 Employees) per county for the years 2020-2023 can be found below in Table 1. This is the most recent data available as data for 2024 and 2025 is not available yet. This covers NACE sectors B to S excluding sector O and excluding non-market enterprises. This data is collected from the CSOs Central Business...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Data (29 Jul 2025)

Mary Butler: The CSO publishes annual estimates of migration in its Population and Migration Estimates publication. The principal source of information for the estimation of the gross annual migration flows is the Irish Labour Force Survey (LFS), which also provides the basis for the classification of the flows by sex, age group, origin/destination and citizenship. The latest published figures are for...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Data (29 Jul 2025)

Mary Butler: The Central Statistics Office cannot answer this question as we do not have the information requested. The data used to compile Population and Migration Estimates does not differentiate between new inward migrants and returning migrants, and does not give country of nationality. The Central Statistics Office is developing new methodologies to examine these questions (migration type and...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (29 Jul 2025)

Mary Butler: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the official source of labour market estimates for the State. The most recent figures available are for Q1 2025. Due to the methodology and sample size of the survey it is not possible to produce reliable county estimates from the LFS. Regional estimates of employment are produced by NUTS 3...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Tourism Revenue (29 Jul 2025)

Mary Butler: The Central Statistics Office (CSO) collects data on visits to Ireland by overseas residents in the Passenger Survey. The Passenger Survey was introduced at Ireland’s air and seaports for the first time in late 2022, therefore data for 2022 is not available. Using data collected in the Passenger Survey, Table 1 provides statistics, for reference years 2023 and 2024, on expenditure...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (29 Jul 2025)

Mary Butler: The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the official source of labour market estimates for the State. The most recent LFS figures available are for Q1 2025. Table 1 below shows the unemployment (ILO) rate for persons aged 15–74 years and for persons aged 15-24 years (youth unemployment rate) in Ireland for Q1 2020 – Q1 2025. The unemployment rate for persons aged 15-74 in Q1 2025...