Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 January 2017
1354. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the locations and the way in which the €15 million funding outlined in the 2017 HSE service plan to expand existing or develop new services in mental health will be spent; the amount of this that will go to each community health organisation; and the details of the expanded or new service being provided in each CHO in 2017. [1985/17]
View answerBudget 2017 provided significant additional funding for mental health, increasing the HSE Budget from around €826 million in 2016 to €851 million this year. Included in this increase is €15 million to initiate new developments of €35 million during 2017.
Key priorities to be addressed in the HSE's 2017 Service Plan include youth mental health, further improvement to child & adolescent and adult services, older people's services and further enhanced out-of-hours response for those in need of urgent services.
Details of the specific expenditure will be finalised with the HSE in the context of the HSE Mental Health Division’s Operational Plan for 2017.
