Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 127: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 312 of 2 April 2008, the details of submissions made to her by the Health Service Executive detailing projects from the agreed release of a total of €36 million to reinvest in mental health developments. [16863/09]

John Moloney (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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'A Vision for Change' the Report on the Expert Group on Mental Health recommended that a plan to bring about the closure of all psychiatric hospitals should be drawn up and implemented and that the resources released by these closures should be re-invested in the new mental health service infrastructure requirement. The Departments of Finance and Health and Children have agreed in principle to the release of the proceeds of the disposal of properties prior to 2006 for reinvestment in mental health capital development. The arrangements for property disposal require Department of Finance approval in each case, the lodging of the proceeds as Exchequer Extra Receipts and the re-Voting of the funds for approved projects. Disposals to date amount to over €42m and a submission detailing the projects to be funded from these disposals was received from the HSE on 12 February last. At a meeting between officials from my Department and the HSE to discuss the matter, it was agreed that the HSE would forward a revised submission to my Department and this is expected shortly.