Written answers
Wednesday, 4 March 2015
Department of Health
Mental Health Services Provision
Colm Keaveney (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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112. To ask the Minister for Health the peak age for admission into psychiatric care for persons under the age of 18 years of age, for persons between the ages of zero and 25, for all persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9398/15]
Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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The latest available data requested by the Deputy, as recorded by the Health Research Board in respect of 2013, is outlined in the tables.
The first table relates to all child and adolescent admissions, to both adult units and child and adolescent units. This includes the mean age at admission for the 0-17 year group for all admissions to both adult, and child and adolescent units, and also the mean age for the group to adult units only.
The second table refers to admissions for the 0-24 year group to adult units, and the mean age at admission, as shown.
The third table refers to all admissions to adult units by the age groups shown, and the mean age at admission.
The Deputy will appreciate that the focus of this Government has been to modernise all aspects of our mental health services, in line with "A Vision for Change". In particular, we will continue to emphasis the need to enhance development of community based services, and promote the concepts of recovery and positive mental health at every opportunity.
Table 5.1Child and adolescent admissions. All and first admissions. Gender and age. Ireland 2013. Numbers with percentages
NumbersPercentages
| All | First | All | First | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | |
| 12 years or under | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.00 | 1.52 | 0.96 | 0.00 | 1.99 | 1.26 |
| 13 years | 5 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3.31 | 4.55 | 4.10 | 4.31 | 5.47 | 5.05 |
| 14 years | 11 | 36 | 47 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 7.28 | 13.64 | 11.33 | 8.62 | 13.93 | 11.99 |
| 15 years | 19 | 45 | 64 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 12.58 | 17.05 | 15.42 | 13.79 | 17.41 | 16.09 |
| 16 years | 54 | 77 | 131 | 42 | 59 | 101 | 35.76 | 29.17 | 31.57 | 36.21 | 29.35 | 31.86 |
| 17 years | 62 | 90 | 152 | 43 | 64 | 107 | 41.06 | 34.09 | 36.63 | 37.07 | 31.84 | 33.75 |
| Total | 151 | 264 | 415 | 116 | 201 | 317 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
Includes admissions to child and adolescent units
Mean age at admissions for 0-17 years group admitted to adult units and child and adolescent units is 15.82.
Mean age at admissions for 0-17 years group admitted to adult group only is 16.48.
Admissions for 0-24 years group to adult units
| Number | - |
|---|---|
| Under 18 | 98 |
| 18-19 | 593 |
| 20-24 | 1589 |
Mean age at admission for 0-24 years to adult units is 20.88.
Table 2.3All and first admissions. Gender and age. Ireland 2013. Numbers with rates per 100,000 total population
NumbersRates
| All | First | All | First | All | First | All | First | All | First | All | First | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | |
| Under 18 | 52 | 46 | 98 | 43 | 38 | 81 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18-19 | 283 | 310 | 593 | 159 | 141 | 300 | 490.7 | 551.1 | 520.5 | 275.7 | 250.7 | 263.3 |
| 20-24 | 920 | 669 | 1589 | 428 | 278 | 706 | 627.4 | 444.2 | 534.6 | 291.9 | 184.6 | 237.5 |
| 25-34 | 1964 | 1603 | 3567 | 675 | 570 | 1245 | 533.0 | 414.7 | 472.4 | 183.2 | 147.4 | 164.9 |
| 35-44 | 1960 | 1808 | 3768 | 633 | 499 | 1132 | 562.3 | 521.8 | 542.1 | 181.6 | 144.0 | 162.9 |
| 45-54 | 1573 | 1830 | 3403 | 472 | 456 | 928 | 545.7 | 628.2 | 587.2 | 163.7 | 156.5 | 160.1 |
| 55-64 | 1212 | 1522 | 2734 | 332 | 383 | 715 | 522.4 | 658.0 | 590.1 | 143.1 | 165.6 | 154.3 |
| 65-74 | 761 | 905 | 1666 | 241 | 259 | 500 | 508.1 | 583.7 | 546.5 | 160.9 | 167.0 | 164.0 |
| 75 and over | 384 | 654 | 1038 | 197 | 251 | 448 | 410.5 | 477.3 | 450.2 | 210.6 | 183.2 | 194.3 |
| Unspecified | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 9110 | 9347 | 18457 | 3180 | 2875 | 6055 | 400.8 | 403.7 | 402.3 | 139.9 | 124.2 | 132.0 |
Excludes admissions to child and adolescent units
Mean age at admissions for all ages to adult units 45.02 years
Colm Keaveney (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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113. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form for the child and adolescent mental health service in Carlow-Kilkenny the number of children admitted to an adult inpatient unit in each year from 2011 to 2014 inclusive; the number of children admitted to an adult inpatient unit in each month of 2014; the numbers waiting for their first outpatient appointment with CAMHS, detailed into those waiting for longer than one month, three months, six months, nine months, 12 months, 18 months and 24 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9405/15]
Colm Keaveney (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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115. To ask the Minister for Health the total allocation provided to mental health services in counties Carlow and Kilkenny for each year from 2011 to 2014, inclusive; the actual spending in respect of mental health services in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9408/15]
Colm Keaveney (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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117. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the numbers waiting for their first appointment for counselling within the mental health service of counties Carlow and Kilkenny, detailed into those waiting for longer than one month, three months, six months, nine months, 12 months, 18 months and 24 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9410/15]
Colm Keaveney (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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121. To ask the Minister for Health the number of wholetime equivalents working in community mental health teams in counties Carlow and Kilkenny working in each year from 2011 to 2015, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9416/15]
Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 113, 115, 117 and 121 together.
As this is a service issue these questions have been referred to the HSE for direct reply. If the Deputy has not received a reply within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.
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