In recent years significant additional resources have been committed to developing a comprehensive, community-based mental health service. Approximately €190 million capital is being provided over the lifetime of the national development plan to enable the further provision of acute psychiatric units attached to general hospitals and the provision of additional community-based facilities. The number of community residences within the mental health services in 1983 was 111 with less than 1,000 places. By 2002 this had increased to 411 residences with more than 3,146 places.