Written answers
Wednesday, 2 April 2008
Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Departmental Reports
9:00 pm
Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 612: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of reports published by his Department in 2007 and to date in 2008 which relate to the issue of drugs; the title of each publication; the cost of producing each publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12222/08]
Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department published one Report, entitled 'Report of the Working Group on Drugs Rehabilitation, May 2007', in 2007, at a cost of €17,479. The cost does not include preparatory work carried out by officials of my Department and officials of other Departments who formed part of the Working Group, as such work is part of the normal duties performed by officials, and it is not possible, with any degree of accuracy, to quantify the cost involved. My Department has produced no report to date in 2008, which relates to the issue of drugs.
The National Advisory Committee on Drugs (NACD), which operates under the aegis of my Department, was established to advise Government in relation to prevalence, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and consequences of problem drug use in Ireland, based on its analysis of research findings and information available to it.
Details of NACD published documents, in 2007 and to date in 2008, are set out in the following table.
| NACD Publications 2007/2008 | ||||
| The NACD published 15 Reports in 2007, and 4 Reports to date in 2008. | ||||
| Name of Report | Year Published | Consultancy Cost | Production Cost | |
| 1. | ROSIE Findings 2 Summary of 1-year Outcomes Detoxification Modality. | 2007 | €1,351,606 This covers the cost of the full research programme, which focussed on a longitudinal study at 1 year and 3 year intervals of approx 400 problem drug users who presented for treatment initially in 2004. This cost covers all related publications | €3,430 |
| 2. | Drug Trend Monitoring System Pilot Study Summary Report. | 2007 | €120,000* | €250 |
| 3. | NACD Progress Report August 2003-December 2005 | 2007 | €16,200* | €12,610 |
| 4. | Research Summaries published in January 2007 with Progress Report | 2007 | — | €7,254 |
| 5. | ROSIE Findings 3 Summary of 1-year Outcomes Abstinence Modality. | 2007 | (For Consultancy costs see 1) | €2,795 |
| 6. | Cocaine Use in Ireland Update II. | 2007 | €32,400* | €13,285 |
| 7. | ROSIE Findings 4 Summary of 1-year Outcomes Methadone Modality. | 2007 | (For Consultancy costs see 1) | €2,795 |
| 8. | The Experiences of Families Seeking Support in Coping with Heroin Use. | 2007 | €133,680 | €15,545 |
| 9. | Drug Use in Ireland and Northern Ireland. 2002/2003 Drug Prevalence Survey. Poly Drug Use Results. Bulletin 5 | 2007 | €649,770 This relates to the cost for the undertaking of the survey and the 6 Bulletins that emanated from the database developed as a result of the survey | €4,655 |
| 10. | Drug Use in Ireland and Northern Ireland. 2002/2003 Drug Prevalence Survey. Sedatives, Tranquillisers or Anti-depressants Use Results. Bulletin 6 | 2007 | (For Consultancy costs see 9) | €5,470 |
| 11. | ROSIE Baseline Findings | 2007 | (For Consultancy costs see 1) | €250 |
| 12. | NACD Annual Report 2006 | 2007 | €6,655 | €12,325 |
| 13. | Research Summaries published in December 2007 with Annual Report 2006 | 2007 | €1,285 | |
| 14. | Evaluation of the Community and Voluntary Sector Research Grant Scheme | 2007 | €18,710 | €250 |
| 15. | NACD submission to H.S.A relating to new regulations on drug testing in the workplace | 2007 | €16,200* | €250 |
| *NACD costs of preparing documents. |
| Name of Report | Year Published | Consultancy Cost | Production Cost | |
| 1. | NACD Papers on Rehabilitation | 2008 | €28,800* | €250 |
| 2. | Evaluation of the National Drug Awareness Campaign | 2008 | €72,600 | €9,414 |
| 3. | Drug Use in Ireland and Northern Ireland First results from the 2006/2007 Drug Prevalence Survey Bulletin 1 | 2008 | €677,600 This relates to the cost of undertaking the Population survey from which 6 Bulletins covering National prevalence, Regional prevalence, Cannabis, Cocaine, Polydrug use and SATs (sedatives, antidepressants and Tranquilisers) will be published from the database developed as a result of the survey | €4,870 |
| 4. | Evaluation of the National Drug Awareness Campaign. Executive Summary | 2008 | (For Consultancy costs see 2) | €3,610 |
| *NACD costs of preparing documents. |
Publicity costs relating to NACD published documents amounted to €33,694 in 2007, and to €7,291 to date in 2008.
With respect to the Health Research Board (HRB), my Department provided funding of €300,378 for 2007 and has allocated funding of €375,000 for 2008, to support the development of the National Documentation Centre, which the HRB manages.
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