Written answers

Wednesday, 29 November 2017

Department of Health

Mental Health Services Expenditure

Photo of Billy KelleherBilly Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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325. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of completing the recruitment required for the full implementation of A Vision for Change. [51144/17]

Photo of Jim DalyJim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Within the HSE, the Mental Health Division’s staff numbers (based on April 2017 data) totals 9,815 WTEs. In addition, there are a further 1000 indirect WTE staff providing services. There are also approximately 300 being recruited and more than 700 posts are approved and in development from Programme for Government funding.

The full cost of recruitment to staff community teams in Mental Health Services in the nine Community Health Organisations as set out in 'A Vision for Change' is set out in the table below:

Recruitment
Current Staffing (excluding indirect staff but including staff recruitment and the Programme for Government)10,815
Proposed staffing levels envisaged by 'Vision for Change'12,778
Gap between current and Vision1,963
Estimated Cost based on average staff payment of €65,000 (including PRSI and related costs)€127,595,000

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