143 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the total cost to implement A Vision for Change; the total amount of money spent implementing A Vision for Change to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44705/10]

147 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the actual funding made available to mental health on a per annum basis since 1997; the percentage of this that was of overall health funding in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44709/10]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 143 and 147 together.

The estimated additional cost of the implementation of ‘A Vision for Change’ the Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy is €150m over 7-10 years. Development funding totalling €54 million has been allocated to the HSE since the launch of the Report in 2006. The following table provides details of non-capital expenditure on mental health as a percentage of total health expenditure 1997-2010.

*Provisional.

Source: Rev. Estimates for Public Services.

Approximately 90% of public mental health services are provided at primary care level. Expenditure on these services is not captured in the above table. The question in relation to expenditure on the implementation of ‘A Vision for Change’ has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.