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Dáil

Written answer

Mental Health Services

Summary

Deputy Quaide sought detailed CAMHS staffing and vacancy information; the Minister referred the request to the HSE for a direct response.

3990. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 3034 of 14 April and 409 of 21 May 2026, the approved WTE, filled WTE and vacant WTE in social work, psychology and occupational therapy in each mainstream CAMHS team in HSE West and North West, broken down by integrated healthcare area and team; for each vacant post, the grade, WTE, date on which the vacancy arose, whether it is approved for filling, recruitment attempts made and current recruitment status; the number of individual posts that have been vacant for more than 12 months, irrespective of whether another staff member in the same discipline remains on the team or temporary, agency or cross-cover is available; to clarify whether the previous statement that no CAMHS team had been without one of these disciplines for more than one year meant that no team had fallen to zero WTE in a discipline, rather than that no individual post had been vacant for more than one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58452/26]

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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

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