Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 October 2012
679. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 218 of 11 July 2012, the number of the 150 posts promised for child and adolescent mental health services that are now in place. [44718/12]
View answerProgress on the recruitment of the 150 posts for Child and Adolescent Community Mental Health Teams is continuing. 92 posts are now with the National Recruitment Service of the HSE at various stages in the recruitment process; 68 job offers have been accepted and these appointments are proceeding. In addition, 12 candidates have been asked to express an interest in relation to the filling of posts, and a further 12 posts are being filled either through transfer or are being amalgamated with other posts. Most start dates are expected to be in December to allow for the process of checking references, Garda clearance etc.
