Ivor Callely (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 182: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the breakdown of the amount of moneys allocated to support various drug task force groups with their projects over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37110/06]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Since the establishment of Local Drugs Task Forces (LDTFs) in 1997 over €122m has been allocated to the 14 LDTFs to implement action plans for their areas. This figure includes monies allocated to some LDTF projects before they were mainstreamed to other Departments and Agencies who now fund them. It also includes capital allocations under the Premises Initiative totalling €14m and Emerging Needs Fund allocations of €4m.

I made an allocation of €5m in 2006 to the ten Regional Drugs Task Forces (RDTFs) to commence implementation of their action plans. The RDTFs cover all parts of the country not included under the 14 LDTFs. It is envisaged that funding will be increased incrementally to achieve the full roll out of the RDTF plans, currently estimated to cost €12.2m on an annual basis. The Premises Initiative has also been extended to include the RDTF areas.

Details of the allocations are provided on the attached tables.