Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 January 2024
1516. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will take the necessary steps to ensure that expenditure on children’s mental health is made more visible and transparent, including in the annual health budget and via the HSE’s National Service Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56625/23]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday, 6 October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or processes. As a result, the question asked by the Deputy may be delayed in receiving a response directly from the HSE.
