Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 December 2016
324. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the allocation of the posts from the 2015 €35 million funding for mental health; the number of posts this allocation supports; the number that have been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38465/16]
View answerThe Mental Health Budget has been increased by around €115 million since 2012 to present. 1500 posts were approved for recruitment up to the end of 2015 from this funding. Approximately, 1,150 of these new development posts have been filled since 2012. The allocation of posts funded by the €35 million development funding in 2015 has been completed, with 390 posts recruited in that year, now in place.
