Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 362: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 144 of 1 February 2007, the percentage of the budget 2007 allocation for psychiatric services in relation to the total health budget. [9441/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Revised Estimate Volume published in February, 2007 provides 11, 474 million euros for Vote 40 for the Health service Executive (HSE). A sum of 1,037 million euros is provided for Mental Health Services which represents 9% of the total estimate for 2007. In addition, a sum of €20.5 million is provided in Vote 39 for the Department of Health and Children in respect of the Mental Health Commission.

It should also be noted that the expenditure by programme does not reflect the full extent of spending on each care group. In this way funding for mental health services reflects only the direct expenditure in this area. It does not take account of the expenditure for individuals receiving mental health services who are also receiving services from the primary care service, acute hospitals programme or disability services. In particular, there is often a cross-over between disability and mental health services in the provision of overall health services to people whose primary presentation is with a mental health need.