Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate the Deputy's passion and interest in this issue. These are, of course, local services with which I am not familiar. It is not possible for me to get involved personally in the funding of individual local services. However, I am informed that Barrymore House is recruiting and intends to re-establish its residential programme in August, which is not too far away. It is difficult to recruit staff and sometimes that causes services to be suspended. Regarding Ait Linn, I am told that programme was previously funded by Ballymun Regeneration Limited. I suggest Ait Linn contact that organisation again and seeks funding from it or from the local drugs task force. The HSE obviously has its own addiction services.

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