John Moloney (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

I will come to that. I said before the summer that I would tell Members of the Oireachtas who represent the areas affected by the proposed sales exactly where the funds which will be raised will be spent in the specific area of mental health treatment. I outlined in my initial response the level of funding that has been secured for existing services in the 2008 service plan. I remind the House that I referred to the development of child and adolescent mental health services. I have given the relevant figures. Eight additional child and adolescent mental health teams will be recruited. Eighteen child and adolescent beds will be developed in three hospitals. It is clear that the implementation of this programme is going ahead. I emphasise that €30 million of the €51 million that was mentioned has been invested in essential services.

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