This Budget will support my continued focus on youth Mental Health. Following discussions with the HSE and with Mr Paul Reid to progress Mental Health priorities in the HSE – and in line with a Programme for Government commitment - I am pleased to say that we have agreed a new post: Youth Mental Health Lead (at Assistant National Director level) within the HSE. Funding for this post is included in this year’s Budget and recruitment will commence immediately. We will also continue to progress the fuller implementation of the Maskey Report on CAMHS, in conjunction with the current review which the Mental Health Commission is undertaking and the HSE audits of CAMHS. Taken together, these will provide vital additional information and data not previously available to make further improvement to this vital service. A continued focus will also be on reducing waiting lists for CAMHS and Primary Care Psychology.