Gerry Adams
Ceist:602. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health his Department’s current funding programme for suicide prevention. [19842/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 26 May 2015
Ceisteanna (602, 603)
Gerry Adams
Ceist:603. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding spent on suicide prevention since 2010 in tabular form by constituency, county and group. [19843/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
I propose to take Questions Nos. 602 and 603 together.
The role of the HSE's National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) is to oversee the implementation of Reach Out the National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention and to co-ordinate suicide prevention efforts around the country. The NOSP, in partnership with the voluntary sector, helps to support a wide array of work in communities across the country that focus on promoting positive mental health and reducing suicide and self-harm by providing significant grant funding each year as well as by assisting in co-ordinating and giving strategic direction to the work undertaken. Funding for suicide prevention is provided to the NOSP by the HSE from its overall budget for mental health. Funding provided in the years 2010 to 2015 is as follows:
|
Year |
Funding €m |
|
2010 |
3.7 |
|
2011 |
4.1 |
|
2012 |
7.1 |
|
2013 |
8.1 |
|
2014 |
8.8 |
|
2015 |
8.8 |
The funding of specific programmes/organisations is a service issue, therefore these questions have been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy. If you have not received a response within 15 working days, please contact my private office and they will follow up the matter with them.