Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
1967. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the new spending that would be available to mental health services if it was increased to 12% of the total budget for health in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41506/22]
View answer€1,159m was allocated to mental health services in 2022 per the HSE's National Service Plan.
The total amount voted for Vote 38 (Department of Health) in the Revised Estimates Volume for 2022 for current expenditure measures is €20,695.9m.
Had 12% of this overall voted expenditure been specifically allocated to mental health services, this would have translated to €2,484m in 2022.
The overall level of funding to be provided to the Health Vote for 2023 has not yet been finalised and will be determined in the context of Estimates discussions over the next 2 months, therefore the level of funding available for mental health services in 2023 has not yet been determined.
Proposals in relation to mental health services and the associated incremental funding requirements will fall to be considered by my Department as part of the annual Estimates process later this year.
