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Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (19 Mar 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 (19 Mar 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.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2025)

Mary Butler: I acknowledge the Deputy's role, and that of Deputy Lowry and other colleagues, in raising the issues regarding Jigsaw. We established Jigsaw in Thurles and a commitment was given to extend a kind of hub-and-spoke model. The mental health budget last year supported Jigsaw to the tune of €14.5 million. It has 70% physical coverage in the country but has 100% online coverage. It has...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (6 Mar 2025)

Mary Butler: The Deputy should realise that the clinical lead position is funded and the HSE is currently trying to recruit into it. It is not the case that it is not being funded. The Deputy should not give the impression that we are just leaving one particular area of the country without any support because we are not.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (6 Mar 2025)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for his question and for his clarification. Can I clarify the question number?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (6 Mar 2025)

Mary Butler: The question relates to the mental health intellectual disability teams, which are different from other teams because they are very small. There may be nine or ten people on an eating disorder or CAMHS multidisciplinary team, for example, but mental health intellectual disability teams can normally, believe it or not, be made up of just one person and some staff to support them. I am...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (6 Mar 2025)

Mary Butler: Did that child have an intellectual disability as well?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (6 Mar 2025)

Mary Butler: He said "There is no CAMHS service", but that is factually incorrect. There were 223,000 appointments last year for children-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (6 Mar 2025)

Mary Butler: No, no. To be fair, there were 223,000 appointments for young people with CAMHS last year. Some people who are receiving the support of CAMHS can be in CAMHS for up to four years, for example, and can be seen on a two-weekly basis. I cannot comment on that individual case but we are investing €160 million this year in CAMHS. There are over 80 consultant psychiatrists working...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Eating Disorders (6 Mar 2025)

Mary Butler: As the Deputy will be aware, eating disorders are complex, individualised and are and can be one of the most serious mental health illnesses anybody can go through. As Minister of State, I am firmly committed to improving services for eating disorders in Ireland. The national clinical programme was set up in 2018, and when it was set up it was envisaged there would be approximately 60...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Eating Disorders (6 Mar 2025)

Mary Butler: Some of the Deputy's information is inaccurate. I have put a major focus on eating disorders. Just to be clear, no child under 18 has had to have treatment abroad since 2019. This is because we now have-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Eating Disorders (6 Mar 2025)

Mary Butler: Please let me answer. We now have the nasogastric tube feeding, which is available in the Eist Linn centre in Cork, in the Linn Dara unit and in Merlin Park. Unfortunately, this is a feature associated with an eating disorder, but we do have this provision. For the past six years, we have spent €1 million annually treating some very complex cases abroad. We also spend money every...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Eating Disorders (6 Mar 2025)

Mary Butler: Many people choose to use the treatment abroad scheme themselves. They actually choose to use it. We have to be fair. People do choose to use the treatment abroad scheme.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Eating Disorders (6 Mar 2025)

Mary Butler: I am expecting-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Eating Disorders (6 Mar 2025)

Mary Butler: Does the Deputy want me to answer her question or does she want to heckle me? It is up to her.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Eating Disorders (6 Mar 2025)

Mary Butler: I expect to receive a plan from the HSE regarding future eating disorder bed provision very shortly. Yesterday, I met Dr. Michelle Clifford, clinical lead, and Dr. Amir Niazi, national clinical adviser and, on Monday, I met Bernard Gloster, the CEO of the HSE, to discuss this specific issue. I have had four priorities since I was reappointed. I thank the Minister for my delegated functions...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (6 Mar 2025)

Mary Butler: The development of all aspects of mental health care, including that for youth mental health, remains a priority for me, my Department, and for the HSE. Mental health funding has increased by 44% since 2020. Year-on-year funding for mental health services increased by €143.5 million from €1.3 billion announced in Budget 2024 to almost €1.5 billion in 2025. This represents...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (6 Mar 2025)

Mary Butler: The development of all aspects of mental health care, including that for youth mental health, remains a priority for me, my Department, and for the HSE. Mental health funding has increased by 44% since 2020. Year-on-year funding for mental health services increased by €143.5 million from €1.3 billion announced in Budget 2024 to almost €1.5 billion in 2025. This represents...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (6 Mar 2025)

Mary Butler: I recognise the important contribution SOSAD make to counselling service in north-east Leinster. SOSAD’s financial situation was brought to my attention last Autumn, and I arranged to meet them along with my officials from the Department of Health in November 2024. Funding to organisations such as SOSAD is arranged through the section 39 process via local HSE Mental Health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (6 Mar 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.