Written answers
Tuesday, 16 May 2006
Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Youth Services
9:00 pm
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Question 70: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the details of the new round of funding allocated for 43 youth and drugs projects here; the type of facilities and service this money will be used to fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18119/06]
Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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I take it that the Deputy is referring to my recent announcements of allocations totalling over €4m for projects and initiatives under the Emerging Needs and Young People's Facilities and Services Funds.
The Emerging Needs Fund was devised to provide a flexible and timely response to evolving needs in regard to drug misuse in Local Drugs Task Force areas. My recent announcement involved approval of €2.27m to 39 projects, bringing the total approved to date from this Fund to just over €3.1m.
The Young People's Facilities and Services Fund was established in 1998 to assist the development of youth facilities (including sport and recreational facilities) and services in disadvantaged areas where a significant drug problem exists, or has the potential to develop. I recently announced the approval of almost €2m for the provision of four new youth facilities in Carlow and Waterford. These allocations, which bring the total commitment from the Young People's Facilities and Services Fund to almost €101m since its establishment, represent huge advances in relation to youth facilities in these two centres. Following are two Press Releases, giving details of all 43 projects, for the information of the Deputy.
Press Release3 April 2006
EMBARGO: Monday 03-04-06
Ahern announces additional funding of €2.27m for Drugs Projects
Mr Noel Ahern T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs has today (3rd April 2006) announced a further allocation of €2.27 million from the Emerging Needs Fund to projects in Local Drugs Task Force Areas. These current allocations are in addition to the €850,000 already provided from the Fund.
The Emerging Needs Fund was devised to provide a flexible and timely response to evolving needs in regard to drug misuse in Local Drugs Task Force areas.
The Minister stated that he was delighted to allocate this funding to these very worthwhile projects. He added that this announcement showed the continuing emphasis and priority that the Government places on tackling the drugs issue.
Details of the funding allocation are as follows:
Issued by the Press & Information Office of the Dept. of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Tel: 01 647 3130 Fax: 01 667 0826 Layla de Cogan Chin 087 6842755
Email: eolas@pobail.ie Website: www.pobail.ie
| EMBARGO: Monday 03-04-06 | |||
| LDTF | Project | Amount | Summary of Project Proposal |
| € | |||
| Ballyfermot | Hepatitis C Awareness Week | 50,000 | Information sessions and packs, including design and distribution of DVDs, posters, etc. |
| The Base, Ballyfermot Youth Centre and Childcare Facility | 65,000 | To employ a dedicated Drug Youth outreach Worker to work with at risk/recreational drug using young people given the very high percentage of under 24s in the Ballyfermot area. | |
| Familiscope URBAN | 113,437 | Psychological Support Service for children; training for 185 front-line adults per annum. | |
| Ballymun | Treatment & Rehabilitation Fund | 60,000 | A fund for a rapid support response to meet local Treatment/Rehab needs |
| Local Drug Prevalence Study | 47,100 | Study to examine current nature, extent and context of drug use in Ballymun | |
| Blanchardstown | Blanchardstown Harm Reduction/ Drug Education Worker | 60,000 | Implementation of a cohesive Harm Reduction Strategy |
| Rehabilitation Research Programme | 10,000 | Research cohesion of services/gaps in Treatment and Rehabilitation services in Dublin 15 | |
| The Tolka River Project | 30,000 | Funding to support the therapeutic needs of clients in this ring fenced programme in conjunction with FAS/HSE | |
| Equal Initiative | 10,000 | Contribution to inter agency training to build good practice in Interagency Working | |
| Blanchardstown LDTF Treatment and Rehabilitation Protocol | 34,000 | Implementation of inter-agency protocols between HSE Northern Area and the Community Drug Teams in Blanchardstown. | |
| Canal Communities | Bluebell Addiction Advisory Group | 80,000 | To establish 3 priority programmes: a men's group, a women's group and an aftercare group, focusing on Harm Reduction, Peer Support and Aftercare. The proposal will employ a worker to undertake direct client work with a particular focus on poly-drug users\especially cocaine use and family support work. |
| Health Promotion/ Harm Reduction Programme | 45,000 | To facilitate the provision of a mid-week evening programme (after working hours) for cocaine/poly-drug users | |
| Drug Worker to work with poly-drug users, Rialto CDT | 60,000 | To fund a worker to work with clients who are poly-drug users in the Canal Communities area. | |
| Turas Minibuses | 73,810 | To support this rehabilitation project in reducing significant expenditure on contracting transport. To be available for use by other community based projects. | |
| Cork | Traveller Visibility Group (TVG) | 66,592 | Identify and make contact with young Travellers who are abusing drugs/other substances. Research life patterns consistent with drug and substance abuse. |
| Dublin NE | Labour Market Inclusion Programme (LIP) | 53,000 | An intensive and comprehensive one-to-one rehabilitation programme to prepare and progress recovered drug addicts into the labour market. |
| Edenmore Youth and Family Support | 79,500 | Funding for a Project Worker to work with at risk 15-21 year olds and their parents (primarily problematic youth with serious behavioural issues). | |
| Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown | The Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Outreach Project Ltd. | 75,000 | Development of a community based Cocaine evening programme three evenings a week 5-8pm to deal with people with problematic cocaine and/or polydrug use. |
| Finglas/Cabra | Cocaine Booklet | 10,000 | Publication of a booklet to highlight information to individuals not in contact with opiate or drug treatment services. |
| Cabra Resource Centre 'Football Focus' | 10,250 | This proposal is an activity based motivational skills programme to attract drug misusers who are stable and wish to move on into more healthy pursuits. | |
| Dublin North Inner City | Belong To Youth Project | 51,738 | To address the needs/deliver preventative programmes concerning problematic drug misuse among lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transsexuals. |
| The Deora Project | 56,608 | To provide an increase of 124 counselling hrs per month. The project aims to develop an outreach service. | |
| ACET Ireland (HIV positive and HepC) | 83,537 | To support new/dynamic youth initiatives, including an innovative filmmaking project; intensive one-to-one and group/family support — increasing the service to 12 more youths per annum. | |
| Dublin South Inner City | RUHAMA | 61,442 | To enable an increase of 17 females per month to the Ruhama service |
| Recovery Through Art and Drama (RADE) | 60,000 | The employment of a dedicated worker to support the individual needs of clients on this ring fenced CE programme, targeted at poly-drug/cocaine users between 21 and 60 years old. This project supports a very difficult target group. | |
| Female Traveller Education/Out-reach Worker Exchange House | 44,063 | An extension to the existing project to provide an Outreach Worker to work specifically with Traveller women. | |
| Poolbeg Training Ltd. Rinn Voyager | 100,000 | This project was launched in 2002 and is aimed at recovering drug users and those at risk to experience a unique team building challenge. This proposal is to fund a f/t skipper, mate and p/t administrator to be operated as a shared service for all LDTFs. | |
| South Inner City Outreach Team (MQI) | 65,000 | To support the development of an Outreach Mobile Service — to employ a Community Outreach worker as an initial step to initiate this service. | |
| Community Awareness of Drugs (CAD): Parental Programmes | 100,000 | To support the appointment of 2 p/t tutors and a subsidy towards a Dev. Officers Post due to the significant increase in demand for this service which provides courses for parents on drug education. Expansion of this programme will support the delivery of actions 34b, 35, 37, 42, and 95 of NDS. | |
| Fountain Resource Group: Positive Parenting | 10,000 | Positive Parenting Courses to enhance a new counselling service as a pilot Education Prevention Initiative. | |
| Teen Challenge | 20,700 | This proposal will allow the employment of an additional p/t Project Worker to meet the increased demand to enter the Residential Centre in Kildare. This service supports the rehabilitation of young women. | |
| Tallaght | CARP Slanu Young Person's Rehab Programme | 61,611 | This rehabilitation programme has been designed for 18-25 year olds on methadone treatment in Tallaght. Treating 12-15 people per month, it will also act as a direct feeder to St Dominic's Rehabilitation project for relevant cases. |
| Tallaght Rehabilitation Project | 100,000 | To support the therapeutic needs of clients in this ring fenced CE programme and allow for its expansion from 15 places to 30 places. | |
| Cross Task Force (CTF) | Travellers Development Group (Clondalkin and Tallaght) | 82,814 | This initiative will include direct outreach work with Traveller peer workers, referral systems, prevention programmes and information seminars. Through the provision of a dedicated worker in the Clondalkin area. |
| CC/D12 Initiative on Health Promotion | 65,000 | This cross task force project will facilitate information dissemination, referral, advocacy and needle exchange. The funding recommended will facilitate the planning and negotiating of the services including locations for needle exchange | |
| Irish Bishops Drug Initiative | 101,100 | Utilising the resources and structures of 10 dioceses (5 Rural & 5 Dublin), this proposal seeks funding to train clergy and lay persons in prevention measures in accordance with the National Drugs Strategy. It has the support of the SE, NE, NW & NA RDTFs and a number of LDTFs. | |
| Professional Development Training Programme | 12,000 | Development of an National College of Ireland (NCI) accredited programme in Managing Community and Voluntary Organisations for 12 managers, which will be adapted to include modules of support specific to the needs of local drug project managers. | |
| Coolmine Lodge Residential Rehab. (Men) | 130,000 | Coolmine Lodge is a residential rehabilitation facility for men. This proposal seeks to expand programmes and security services to cover evening and night shifts and to provide children the opportunity to stay overnight with fathers. | |
| Ashleigh House Residential Rehab. (Women) | 30,000 | Ashleigh House is a residential rehabilitation facility for women, accepting nationwide referrals, age ranging from 18-60. This additional allocation will ensure full evening/night shift cover in this residential service, and provide childcare on a needs basis for women to retain them on the programme. |
Issued by the Press & Information Office of the Dept. of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Tel: 01 647 3130 Fax: 01 667 0826 Layla de Cogan Chin 087 6842755
Email: eolas@pobail.ie Website: www.pobail.ie
Press Release3 April 2006
EMBARGO: Monday 03-04-06
Additional funding of almost €2million for drug prevention projects in Carlow and Waterford
Noel Ahern T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy today announced additional funding of almost €2 million from the Young Peoples Facilities & Services Fund for the provision of four major new youth facilities in Carlow and Waterford.
The Young Persons' Facilities and Services Fund was established in 1998 as part of the Government's overall policy to tackle drug misuse, particularly amongst young people. The aim of the Fund is to attract "at risk" young people in disadvantaged areas into facilities, programmes and activities that will divert them away from the dangers of drug misuse.
Speaking today, Minister Ahern said that he was delighted to be in a position to allocate another significant tranche of funding towards the development of high-quality youth facilities, particularly in Carlow and Waterford.
"This allocation will bring the total commitment from the Young People's Facilities and Services Fund to almost €101m since it was established in 1997 and will allow for the development of outstanding youth facilities for the target group of the fund in Carlow and Waterford," he said. Minister Ahern added that this announcement showed a continuing commitment on behalf of the Government to tackle the drugs issue on an ongoing basis.
Details of the projects are as follows:
Issued by the Press & Information Office of the Dept. of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Tel: 01 647 3130 Fax: 01 667 0826 Layla de Cogan Chin 087 6842755
Email: eolas@pobail.ie Website: www.pobail.ie
Young Persons' Facilities and Services Fund
Carlow
€1.3m for the purchase and fit out of a premises on Burrin Street for use as a Youth Facility
Waterford
€553,000 for the construction and fit-out of a Youth and Community Resource Centre in the Outer Ring Road area of Waterford City in order to service the needs of the YPFSF target group in the area
€100,000 for the development of floodlighting of 2 football pitches at Ferrybank Football Club.
€27,000 to carry out remedial works and improvements to their sports facility and play court for Children's Group Link which is a long established group in Waterford, whose aims are to provide recreational, educational, counselling and sporting facilities and services for the young people of Waterford.
Issued by the Press & Information Office of the Dept. of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Tel: 01 647 3130 Fax: 01 667 0826 Layla de Cogan Chin 087 6842755
Email: eolas@pobail.ie Website: www.pobail.ie
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