Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 291: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of community-based mental health teams envisaged under A Vision for Change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39056/10]

Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 292: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of community-based mental health teams established to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39057/10]

Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 293: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number and types of vacancies in community-based mental health teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39058/10]

Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 297: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of multidisciplinary community-based mental health teams that will provide mental health services to children and adolescents under the age of 18, recommended under A Vision for Change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39062/10]

Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 298: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of multidisciplinary community-based mental health teams that provide mental health services to children and adolescents under the age of 18 established to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39063/10]

John Moloney (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 291 to 293, inclusive, 297 and 298 together. The Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy, 'A Vision for Change', estimates that three hundred and thirty-two community mental health teams are required to deliver the proposed community-based mental health service. Seventy-eight of these teams relate to child and adolescent community mental health services and twenty-seven are for child and adolescent specialist services. There are currently fifty-five child and adolescent mental health teams in place and a further eight teams are in development. At the end of 2009 there were one hundred and twenty-four adult community mental health teams.

The specific question relating to vacancies in community based mental health teams is a service matter and accordingly, has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 294: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number and location of high-support group homes for persons with enduring mental illnesses at the end of 2009; the number of beds for same in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39059/10]

Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 295: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number and location of medium-support group homes; the number of beds in same in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39060/10]

Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 296: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number and location of low-support group homes; the number of beds in same in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39061/10]

John Moloney (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 294 to 296, inclusive, together. As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Questions Nos. 297 and 298 answered with Question No. 291.

Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 299: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children admitted to adult psychiatric units for each of the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39064/10]

John Moloney (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The following table provides data on the number of children admitted to adult acute psychiatric units and hospitals.

Source: *2005 and 2006 figures from HRB Activities of the Irish Psychiatric Units and Hospitals

**2007 to 2009 figures from Mental Health Commission Annual Reports