Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 164: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the expenditure by his Department to date in 2006 to assist communities attempting to combat drug abuse; the extent to which he intends to provide and improve such aid in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4365/06]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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A total of €1,599,414.95 was spent by my Department to tackle drug misuse in the current year up to 3 February 2006. An allocation of €34.027 million for 2006 has been made for the drugs initiative and young people's facilities and services fund in the abridged Estimates volume. This represents an increase of 8% on the allocation for 2005. The level of increase in spending in the drugs area over the past number of years illustrates the Government's commitment to tackling the continuing problem of drugs misuse.

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 165: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has received the 2004 annual report from the national drugs strategy team; if not, the reason for same; if he is satisfied regarding this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4375/06]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has recently received their annual report for 2004 from the national drugs strategy team.