Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 18 January 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care

Community Health Care Organisations: Discussion

10:00 am

Mr. Bernard Gloster:

With respect, it is not a question that I might make a decision tomorrow to CAMHS X amount and adult services Y amount. It comes pre-determined by the posts already approved as the driver is 80% pay. If I have an approval in development posts this year for ten jobs and four of them are for CAMHS, the decision is made thereafter that 40% of the budget is for CAMHS.