Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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The additional funding in budget 2025 is €4.2 million. An additional 34 whole-time-equivalents will be employed. Some €2 million will be allocated to expand community-based drug services. Some €1 million will be allocated for the national roll-out of the community alcohol service, and that includes the employment of 24 whole-time equivalents. There is €500,000 for drug prevention and public health awareness, and €3 million for research evaluation and international collaboration. The total in real terms will be €5.4 million when we roll it out. That is in the drugs area and is for 2025. It is not the 2024 budget, it is the additional funding for 2025.