Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 5 February 2015
Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health
Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised)
10:30 am
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
An explanation is provided in the third footnote on page 38. On 1 January 2014 funding of €21.57 million was transferred from subhead B3, drugs initiatives, to subhead B10 in the HSE Vote in respect of 220 treatment and rehabilitation community drug projects. On 1 January 2015 a further €1.022 million was transferred from subhead B to subhead B10 in the HSE Vote. This is the issue to which the Deputy referred. This allocation was transferred in respect of 12 treatment and rehabilitation community drug projects. Essentially, it is a process of rationalising the funding stream to have it administered through the HSE, rather than the Department. Overall, funding has increased by approximately €2 million.
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