(Supplementary Order Paper)

76 DÁIL ÉIREANN

Dé Máirt, 15 Samhain, 2016 Tuesday, 15th November, 2016

2 p.m.

GNÓ COMHALTAÍ PRÍOBHÁIDEACHA PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

Fógra i dtaobh leasú ar Thairiscint : Notice of Amendment to Motion

79. “That Dáil Éireann: notes: — the commitment in Appendix 1 of the Confidence and Supply Arrangement for a -led Government to fully implement A Vision for Change in the area of mental health; and — that the Confidence and Supply Arrangement votes are dependent on the full implementation of the policy principles attached to this document; further notes that: — the July 2016 estimate from the Department of Health indicated that the required resources needed to fully implement A Vision For Change are €177.3 million or €35.4 million per annum over five years; — in 2017 the funding committed for new developments is just €15 million; — such an increase would represent only a 1.8 per cent investment in new developments for mental health compared to the 2016 Budget; and — even including the €9.7 million announced for increased pay rates in mental health services, this represents an increase of just 3 per cent in revenue funding for mental health, much less than the 7.4 per cent increase in revenue spending for the health budget as a whole; and calls for: — an urgent review of the Government's decision to allow just 1.8 percent in additional spending in 2017 for mental health care improvements; — a multi-annual plan to be published within three months outlining how the commitment in Appendix 1 of the Confidence and Supply Arrangement for a Fine Gael-led Government to fully implement A Vision for Change will be realised; — any such plan to include a provision that all and any monies allocated to mental health, and that go unspent within a financial year, be carried over to the following year and not be returned to the exchequer and/or expended elsewhere; and

P.T.O. — any successor strategy arising out of a review of A Vision for Change to incorporate this multi-annual plan.” — James Browne, , Bobby Aylward, John Brassil, Declan Breathnach, , Thomas Byrne, , , , , Jack Chambers, Lisa M. Chambers, , , John Curran, Éamon Ó Cuív, , Sean Fleming, Pat the Cope Gallagher, Seán Haughey, , James Lawless, Marc MacSharry, Micheál Martin, Charlie McConalogue, Michael McGrath, John McGuinness, , Michael Moynihan, , Darragh O'Brien, Jim O'Callaghan, Willie O'Dea, Kevin O'Keeffe, Fiona O'Loughlin, Margaret Murphy O'Mahony, Frank O'Rourke, , Eamon Scanlon, Brendan Smith, , .

Leasú: Amendment:

1. To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following:

“notes: — the commitment by Fine Gael in its post-election agreement with Fianna Fáil to increase funding annually for mental health services and fully implement A Vision for Change; — that the July 2016 estimate from the Department of Health indicated that the required resources needed to fully implement A Vision For Change are €177.3 million or €35.4 million per annum over five years; — the recommendation of the Oireachtas Group on Mental Health that an increase of €37.5 million should be made in spending for the service in 2017; — that in 2017 the funding committed for new developments is just €15 million; — that such an increase would represent only a 1.8 per cent investment in new developments for mental health compared to the 2016 Budget; and — that even including the €9.7 million announced for increased pay rates in mental health services, this represents an increase of just 3 per cent in revenue funding for mental health, much less than the 7.4 per cent increase in revenue spending for the health budget as a whole; commits once more to the complete implementation of A Vision for Change as soon as possible; resolves to: — increase the mental health budget for 2017 by a minimum of €37.5 million; and — ring-fence all and any monies allocated to mental health, and that go unspent within a financial year, for use the following year and for such monies not to be returned to the exchequer and/or expended elsewhere; and demand that a multi-annual plan be published by Government, within three months, outlining how the full implementation of A Vision for Change will be realised including provision for required future funding increases.” — Pat Buckley, Gerry Adams, John Brady, Seán Crowe, , , , Martin J. Ferris, , , Mary Lou McDonald, , , , Jonathan O'Brien, Eoin Ó Broin, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Louise O'Reilly, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, , Brian Stanley, Peadar Tóibín.