259. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the total number of whole-time equivalents employed across mental health services in the HSE in each of the past five years; the number of unfilled consultant psychiatry posts and the number of unfilled psychology posts across Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in each HSE health region; the progress that has been made in establishing the eight new specialist community mental health teams announced in Budget 2026; the level of investment in mental health services in each of the past five years; the way in which that compares to the overall health budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38072/26]

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259. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the total number of whole-time equivalents employed across mental health services in the HSE in each of the past five years; the number of unfilled consultant psychiatry posts and the number of unfilled psychology posts across Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in each HSE health region; the progress that has been made in establishing the eight new specialist community mental health teams announced in Budget 2026; the level of investment in mental health services in each of the past five years; the way in which that compares to the overall health budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38072/26]

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