Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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845. To ask the Minister for Health if it is a priority to address shortfalls in child and adolescent mental health services teams in counties Louth and Meath, further to the review of the organisation of community-based services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30849/15]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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As this is a service issue this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. If you have not received a reply within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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846. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an estimate for the cost of providing a consultant for child and adolescent mental health services teams in counties Louth and Meath. [30850/15]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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As this is a service issue this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. If you have not received a reply within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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847. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on proposals to re-configure day care services within the mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30851/15]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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This Government has provided additional ring-fenced funding of €125 million to modernise the full range of mental health services, in line with our Programme for Government commitments and implementing the widely accepted recommendations of "A Vision for Change". This process involves greater emphasis on community based care, including the provision of Day Care services for improved multi-disciplinary mental health care overall. The agreed priorities for mental health are reflected in the HSE Service Plan 2015, which is underpinned by funding of around €790 million for this programme this year.

As the Deputy's question relates to the statutory responsibility of the HSE to plan or provide specific services at regional or local level, I have referred the question to the Executive for direct reply. If you have not received a reply within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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848. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health service users currently in independent living with the support of a rehabilitation team; and the number of service users currently waiting for these services. [30852/15]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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As this is a service issue this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. If you have not received a reply within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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849. To ask the Minister for Health the number of rehabilitation teams available to mental health services for counties Louth and Meath; his views that his Department are meeting the current demand. [30853/15]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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As this is a service issue this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. If you have not received a reply within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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850. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form, broken down by Health Service Executive administrative area and by county, the number of mental health intellectual disability consultants at present; and the number of MHID vacancies that exist. [30854/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on the matter. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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851. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an estimated annual cost of providing one mental health intellectual disability consultant. [30855/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on the matter. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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852. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on proposals to establish mental health intellectual disability teams for adults and child and adolescent mental health services for counties Louth, Meath, Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30856/15]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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As this is a service issue this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. If you have not received a reply within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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853. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an estimate on annual costings to establish and to staff mental health intellectual disability teams for adults and child and adolescent mental health services in counties Louth, Meath, Cavan and Monaghan; the estimated staffing levels that would be required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30857/15]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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As this is a service issue this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. If you have not received a reply within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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854. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds currently in place for half-way housing within mental health services for counties Louth and Meath. [30858/15]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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855. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide annual costings to provide half-way housing within mental health services. [30859/15]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 854 and 855 together.

As this is a service issue these questions have been referred to the HSE for direct reply. If you have not received a reply within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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856. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of funding allocated in tabular form, broken down by county, for aftercare facilities for persons leaving mental health services' hospital settings, to access independent living, for the years 2011 to 2015. [30860/15]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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As this is a service issue this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. If you have not received a reply within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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857. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels currently in place in counties Louth and Meath within aftercare facilities in mental health services. [30861/15]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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As this is a service issue this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. If you have not received a reply within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.