Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 September 2017
401. Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Health the amount allocated to the mental health budget in each of the years 2015 to 2017; the 2012 funding for mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40751/17]
View answerMental Health Funding
The overall gross non-capital mental health budget for 2012 – 17 is as follows:
|
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
|
€711m |
€737m |
€766m |
€791.8m |
€826.6m |
€853.1m* |
*includes €2m transferred from another HSE Directorate
Since 2012, around €140 million has been added to the HSE Mental Health Budget; an increase of around 20% between 2012 and 2017.
Over 1,150 new posts have been recruited over the period 2012-16, including some 270 dedicated to CAMHS, to implement the principles and objectives of A Vision for Change.
Key priorities to be addressed in the HSE 2017 Service Plan include youth mental health, further improvement to child & adolescent (CAMHS) and adult services, older people's services and further enhanced out of hours response for those in need of urgent services.
The Programme for Partnership Government gives a clear commitment to increasing our mental health budget annually, as resources allow, to expand existing services.
