Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 309: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps being taken to provide a pre-residential stabilisation unit for cocaine addicts. [36835/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 310: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the fact that persons using cocaine are presenting themselves as poly-substance abusers with heroin being their main problem drug, this reflects a problem with regard to an incentive to come forward for treatment for persons solely addicted to cocaine in view of the fact that there is not an equivalent for the methadone programme that can be applied to cocaine addicts; and if so, the options which are being considered. [36831/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 311: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she envisages the provision of a specialist stimulant treatment service; and if she accepts the need for same. [36832/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.