Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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2307. To ask the Minister for Health the full year cost to fully staff three extra perinatal mental health teams. [45530/25]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Services (SPMHS) is now available in all 19 maternity hospitals nationwide, providing support to pregnant women and women with a baby up to one year old, with an existing or new mental health problem. Funding to date of €3.6 million has established the 6 consultant led multidisciplinary teams, in place across major maternity hospitals (Coombe, NMH, Rotunda, Galway, Cork, Limerick), and the 13 spoke sites staffed by perinatal mental health midwife posts.

With reference to the specific information requested as this is an operational issue, I have referred it to the HSE for direct reply to you.