Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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1390. To ask the Minister for Health the annual spend for each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020 on maternal mental health services at all stages of pregnancy and after; and the locations in which and the reason that funding is spent, including new developments planned or in the process of establishment [20678/20]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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1391. To ask the Minister for Health the spending on new mental health developments in 2019 and to date in 2020 [20679/20]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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1392. To ask the Minister for Health the proposed spending on new mental health developments planned for the remainder of 2020 and all of 2021 respectively [20680/20]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Budget 2020 saw the Government continue its commitment to mental health by increasing funding by €39 million to €1.026 billion. This represents an increase of over €315 m since 2012, or 45%.

€13 m of the 2020 funding increase is for the continued roll-out of new developments in 2020, including the new National Forensic Hospital in Portrane and progression of the refreshed national mental health policy, Sharing the Vision - A Mental Health Policy for Everyone.

Beyond 2020, proposed new developments will be assessed as part of the annual estimates process.

Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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1393. To ask the Minister for Health the annual funding provided and subsequently drawn down and spent on maintenance and upkeep of approved mental health units for 2018, 2019 and 2020 respectively [20681/20]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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1394. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce an emergency fund for maintenance and repairs to tackle major issues in approved mental health centres identified in the recent Mental Health Commission inspection reports [20682/20]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.

Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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1395. To ask the Minister for Health the annual cost of cleaning provided at approved mental health centres across the state stipulating the unit in question and specifying if staff costs were for agency contract or in-house for the years 2019 and 2020 respectively [20683/20]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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1396. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to pay for transport services for mental health service users to attend services and appointments by unit, LHO and CHO [20684/20]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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1397. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of relevant staff working in the mental health services that have received and completed Children First training [20685/20]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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1398. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of staff currently in place as they relate to recommended staffing levels laid down in A Vision for Change broken down by service and profession and by CHO [20686/20]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.