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Published on: 1/1/2006
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Speaking on RTÉ Radio's Morning Ireland, Brian Howard said ,25m extra in funding had been promised per year towards the implementation of the Vision for Change document, which was published two years ago.
Mr Howard said that only a fraction of that money had gone into developing mental health services.
'We have a position today in late December 2007 where there's no extra money committed, no extra ,25m, no development funds being committed to 2008, which to me is a matter of serious concern if we want to take the development of mental health services seriously,' he said.
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Morning Ireland: Brian Howard, CEO, Mental Health Ireland, says the development and provision of mental health services is piecemeal