Mental Health Services Funding

Tuesday, 24 October 2017

Questions (209)

James Browne

Question:

209. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the amount of Health Service Executive mental health division funding for 2017 expected to be used to cover agency staff and external placements. [44579/17]

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Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health

Budget 2018 provided significant additional funding for mental health, which means that HSE funding for this key care programme will increase from around €853 million in 2017 to €912 million next year.

As the remainder of this question relates to a service issue, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.