Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 December 2025
1134. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the amount allocated in 2026 to ADHD teams, eating disorder teams, early intervention in psychosis teams and dual-diagnosis services, along with staff numbers currently in place and staff required for full implementation. [72457/25]
View answerThe total allocation for mental health services in 2026 is almost €1.6 billion, which is the sixth year in a row in which the mental health budget has been increased.
This increase in funding for mental health services represents a significant investment which will enable continued policy implementation and service improvement in line with our national mental health policy, Sharing the Vision, and our national suicide and self-harm reduction strategy Connecting for Life, across a broad continuum from mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention, through to specialist mental health services. This year’s budget provided the opportunity to focus on investing in crisis support and suicide prevention; youth mental health and CAMHS, and expanding the National Clinical Programmes.
As occurs each year following the Budget, the Department is working with the HSE to agree the National Service Plan for 2025, and it will be the responsibility of the HSE to operationalise the rollout of the initiatives within the Plan in 2025, including for the National Clinical Programmes for Mental Health.
As you have also raised operational matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
