Áine Brady (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)

In response to Senator Fitzgerald, mental health funding was not put into a single dedicated subhead and because the fair deal funding is within a single dedicated subhead it cannot be moved elsewhere without notification to the Oireachtas. The HSE makes monthly returns to the Department regarding expenditure on each subhead, including B16, and this will be carefully monitored. Allocation of resources to this and all other health expenditure is a matter for Government and is kept constantly under review.