Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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2591. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of establishing additional CAMHS units by unit. [38297/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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It is not possible to provide a cost on a 'CAMHS Unit. The costs for such a unit will depend entirely on the size of the unit, location, associated services required etc. In addition the cost of such a unit must be considered in terms not only of the build costs but also in terms of the cost of staffing and running such a unit. Again the scale of the unit proposed is an obvious factor.

In terms of previous such projects being progressed by the HSE, a 22 bed residential unit (including a school) was completed for a total project cost of €14.54m. the base date for these costs was approximately 2013 which would give an approximate current day cost of €22m with a base date of Q2 2020.