Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 9198-26
Deputy O'Flynn asked about mental health and counselling services in Cork. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs and HSE South West
Published: February 2026
Updated: February 2026
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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 9198-26
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the criteria and process by which community based mental health and counselling services can be formally recognised by the HSE for referral purposes; and the steps being taken to ensure that primary care teams in Cork have access to and are actively referring to accredited local services to address waiting lists.
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