National Health Strategy.

Wednesday, 29 September 2004

Questions (561)

Olivia Mitchell

Question:

743 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the plans he has to grant funding to the early intervention in psychosis programme in view of the fact that it meets all the requirements of the national health strategy; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that intervention spending saves money. [21350/04]

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Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children (Mr. T. O’Malley)

Funding for the early intervention in psychosis programme to which the Deputy refers will be considered in the context of the estimates process for 2005.