Raise mental health funding to 10% of the health budget

What this means

• The Social Democrats are a political party in Ireland that put forward this commitment in their 2024 general election manifesto.[source]
• They promised to set a pathway to give mental health services 10 per cent of the total health budget, nearly double the current share of around 5.8 per cent.[source]
• This commitment was first stated on 19 November 2024 and remains a promise only, with no confirmed delivery date set.[source]
• Raising the mental health share of the health budget matters because it would mean significantly more public money directed at mental health care for people across Ireland.[source]
• For accountability purposes, voters can track whether the Social Democrats push for this funding level if they enter government or influence budget negotiations.[source]

Direct impact (1)

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Indirect impact (10)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

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  Aidan FarrellyOfficeholder
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  Cian O'CallaghanOfficeholder
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  Eoin HayesOfficeholder
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  Gary GannonOfficeholder
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  Holly CairnsOfficeholder
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  Jen CumminsOfficeholder
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  Jennifer WhitmoreOfficeholder
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  Liam QuaideOfficeholder
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  Pádraig RiceOfficeholder
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  Rory HearneOfficeholder