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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (27 May 2025)

Mary Butler: As this is a service issue I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (27 May 2025)

Mary Butler: As this is a service issue I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (27 May 2025)

Mary Butler: I propose to take Questions Nos. 683 and 685 together. It is widely accepted emergency departments are an inappropriate environment for people in a mental health crisis, and that alternative care pathways and therapeutic environments should be developed. People experiencing mental health distress and illness often find busy Emergency Departments the wrong setting for their needs and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (27 May 2025)

Mary Butler: As your are aware, Eating disorders are very complex, very individual, and can be one of the most serious mental health illnesses. The National Clinical Programme on Eating Disorders has progressed really well with 14 of the 16 teams envisaged by the Model of Care now funded. Most teams are fully operational and seeing people with ED every day; other teams are at different stages of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (21 May 2025)

Mary Butler: The Mental Health Bill 2024 is the result of years of drafting, research, and consultation with many stakeholders in the sector, including people with lived and living experience of mental health services and their families and loved ones. It is a progressive, person-centred Bill that promotes the right of autonomy for people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (21 May 2025)

Mary Butler: As this is a service issue I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (20 May 2025)

Mary Butler: As this is a service issue I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (20 May 2025)

Mary Butler: The National Clinical Programme on Eating Disorders is progressing well with 14 of the 16 teams envisaged by the Model of Care now funded, and approximately 100 dedicated Eating Disorder clinicians working in teams across the country. Enhancement of eating disorder services is a key priority for me, and I have stated my intention to secure funding for the remaining teams at the next Budget. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (20 May 2025)

Mary Butler: Young carers are children and young people whose lives are in some way affected because they provide care, assistance or support to a family member in the home. Many young carers enjoy caring and are proud of what they do. Sometimes though, young carers say that caring can affect how they feel, how much time they get to spend with friends, or their school work, and that often they need some...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (15 May 2025)

Mary Butler: As the Deputy will be aware, arising from the Maskey Report, and on the back of the associated file identification process and sample file audit of North Kerry, the HSE established a Lookback Review, to review the files of young people then under the care of North Kerry CAMHS as of 21 November 2022. The Review was commissioned on 23 January 2023, led by Dr. Colette Halpin and supported by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (14 May 2025)

Mary Butler: As this is a service issue I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (13 May 2025)

Mary Butler: I recently met with Waterford Comhairle na nÓg to update them on my efforts to establish a new youth mental health service for Waterford and the South East. Improving access to a range of youth mental health services remains a priority for me, for the Department of Health, and for the HSE. I received a formal proposal from Jigsaw in recent weeks to establish a youth mental health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (13 May 2025)

Mary Butler: The Community Access Support Team (CAST) pilot project in Limerick aims to compassionately intervene in crisis and trauma situations, providing a health response to mental health crises. This initiative, the first of its kind in Ireland, has been a priority for me, the Minister for Justice, the HSE, and An Garda Siochana. Since its launch in January 2025, the CAST team, comprising...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (13 May 2025)

Mary Butler: I recognise that many children are facing mental health challenges, and I do not underestimate the impact that this has on children and families. It is a priority for me and for Government as a whole to ensure that children who need access to services can get them and get them on time. I know that there are issues in relation to this and that is why I want to simplify referrals, improve...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (13 May 2025)

Mary Butler: Both Government and HSE acknowledge the importance of ensuring that all mental health services align with national policy and international human rights frameworks. Sharing the Vision, our national mental health policy, emphasises a recovery-oriented, person-centred approach that prioritises community-based care, social inclusion, and the protection of human rights. This is in line with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (13 May 2025)

Mary Butler: It is widely accepted that Emergency Departments are an inappropriate environment for people in a mental health crisis, and that alternative care pathways and therapeutic environments should be developed. People experiencing mental health distress and illness often find busy Emergency Departments the wrong setting for their needs and evidence indicates this is often the reason some people...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (13 May 2025)

Mary Butler: As the Deputy will appreciate, Eating disorders are very complex, very individual, and can be one of the most serious mental health illnesses. The National Clinical Programme on Eating Disorders has progressed really well with 14 of the 16 teams envisaged by the Model of Care now funded. Most teams are fully operational and seeing people with ED every day; other teams are at different...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (13 May 2025)

Mary Butler: As this is a service issue I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (13 May 2025)

Mary Butler: As this is a service issue I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (13 May 2025)

Mary Butler: I recognise that the Mental Health Commission (MHC) play an important, independent role in supporting and assisting in the development and improvement of mental health services nationally. The Commission’s 2024 thematic report focused on mental health care in hospital emergency departments. I recently welcomed the Chief Inspector’s report and I can assure the Deputy that I will...