Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 24669-26
Deputy O'Flynn asked about the assessment and management of suicidal ideation and self-harm presentations. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: April 2026
Updated: May 2026
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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 24669-26
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the mechanisms that are in place at Department level to ensure consistency in the assessment and management of suicidal ideation and self-harm presentations in primary care in the absence of a national minimum standard; and whether any risk assessment has been undertaken regarding variation in clinical practice.
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