Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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1360. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the two early intervention, in psychosis teams promised for Limerick and Dublin in Budget 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29346/25]

Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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1361. To ask the Minister for Health when the two early intervention, in psychosis teams promised for Limerick and Dublin in Budget 2025 will be opened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29347/25]

Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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1362. To ask the Minister for Health the funding has been allocated for the two early intervention, in psychosis teams promised for Limerick and Dublin in Budget 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29348/25]

Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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1363. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing that will be allocated for the two early intervention, in psychosis teams promised for Limerick and Dublin in Budget 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29349/25]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1360, 1361, 1362 and 1363 together.

Psychosis is a condition that affects the way the brain processes information, covering a range of symptoms where a person’s beliefs, thoughts, feelings, perceptions, or behaviours are affected. A person with psychosis can find it difficult to distinguish what is real, and onset is typically in late teens/early twenties.

Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) is an evidenced-based approach that can transform the experience and outcomes of young people facing psychosis. The EIP Programme is funded with over €5 million total funding on an annual recurring basis. As a result 5 multi-disciplinary teams are now operational. Two additional EIP teams will be developed this year based on funding secured in Budget 2025.

In relation to the queries raised in your PQs concerning the EIP teams in Dublin and Limerick, as these are operational matters, I have referred it to the HSE for direct reply to you.