An organisation which promotes improved mental health services in Ireland has raised concerns about a lack of staff and rising waiting lists.
Health Service Executive figures show that just 24% of the mental health posts allocated for last year have been filled.
The Government's mental health strategy, 'A Vision for Change', recommended a particular focus on multi-disciplinary community based care.
However, figures show that at the end of last year there were more than 3,000 children and teenagers waiting to access mental health services in the community and more than 400 of these were waiting for over a year.
Meanwhile, figures obtained by RTÉ's Morning Ireland, show that just 61 out of 251 mental health posts that were approved for last year have been filled.
Mental Health Reform says spending on staff in the mental health area has been delayed each year to shore up the health budget.
The organisation says spending between 2012 and 2014 was not as much as had been allocated, with the shortfall in expenditure mainly due to delays recruiting staff in each of those years.
In a statement, the HSE said the mental health division is acutely aware of the need to focus on recruitment of frontline staff.
Read a special report by RTÉ's Aisling Kenny.
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