Mr. Robert Watt:

I thank the Deputy. The €23 million refers to the new service development, and the increase in mental health spending for next year is €55 million to €56 million, so there is an increase across the board. In effect, that goes to improve services and a large part of it is devoted to the recruitment of staff. It is our job in the Department, as part of the Estimates process, ultimately to negotiate and finalise the settlement on each of the budget lines, including mental health. That money is then allocated to the HSE and distributed to the different service entities within the HSE. Our role in the Department is to negotiate the budget, set the overall policy, and then to engage in oversight of how that money is spent and the services are delivered. Our role is one of oversight and the HSE is in the business of actually delivering the services.