Michael Kitt (Galway East, Fianna Fail)

I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney, and I thank Deputy Neville for raising it.

A Vision for Change, the report of the expert group on mental health policy, which was launched in January 2006, contains some 200 recommendations. The report has been accepted by Government as the basis for the future development of mental health services. The estimated additional cost of implementing the recommendations of the report is €150 million over a seven to ten year timeframe. A total of €51.2 million has been allocated since 2006 for the development of mental health services in line with the report.

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