Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 188: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has received a submission for the new national drugs strategy from a group (details supplied); his views on its document, Alcohol/Drugs — Parishes Respond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42937/08]

John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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The closing date for submissions for the new National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016 was in June last. While the group referred to by the Deputy did not make a formal submission, I did meet with them recently to discuss their five-year plan and I found the meeting to be most informative. In relation to the document Alcohol/Drugs – Parishes Respond, I will ask the Steering Group which is charged with developing proposals around the new Strategy to consider it in their deliberations, which are currently on-going. The Deputy should note that my Department provides funding for the group under the Emerging Needs Fund and they were allocated over €100,000 this year.