Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 February 2013
714. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health the total funding allocated in each of the past five years in each specific health area for programmes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7266/13]
View answerDetails of the overall gross non-capital mental health budget are published annually in the Revised Book of Estimates. Based on that information, the table details the mental health budget for each of the years 2008 - 2012 inclusive:
|
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
|
€m |
€m |
€m |
€m |
€m |
|
€1,043 |
€1,006 |
€963,324 |
€712,000 |
€711,000 |
The estimated provision for mental health in 2013 is €733 million. About 1 in 4 people will experience some mental health problems in their lifetime, approximately 90% of mental health problems are dealt with in primary care and some 30% of people who attend primary care have a mental health problem and expenditure on these services is not captured in the mental health budgets detailed above.
Funding for suicide prevention is provided to the National Office for Suicide Prevention by the HSE from its overall budget for mental health. Funding provided in the years 2008 to 2012 is as follows:
|
Year |
Funding |
|
- |
€m |
|
2008 |
4.5 |
|
2009 |
4.3 |
|
2010 |
3.7 |
|
2011 |
4.1 |
|
2012 |
7.1 |
The provision to the National Office for 2013 is €8.1m. A further €5 million is available regionally within the HSE to fund Resource Officers for Suicide Prevention, Self-Harm Liaison Nurses in Hospital Emergency Departments and local suicide prevention initiatives.
In relation to the specific question on funding for Advocacy and support groups in the mental health and suicide areas, as this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
