Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 199: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the overall level of expenditure allocated to the national drugs strategy in 2008; the breakdown of the way this expenditure is allocated to various Departments involved in delivering the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44274/08]

John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy is aware, there are a number of Departments and agencies involved in the implementation of the National Drugs Strategy. However, the level of State funding on drug-related issues can be difficult to estimate as the costs associated with services provided by An Garda Síochána, the Prison Service, the HSE and others deal with drug misuse as part of their wider daily services.

Bearing these limiting factors in mind, it is estimated that funding for the development, co-ordination and delivery of the pillars under the current National Drugs Strategy for 2007 amounted to approximately €232m. The breakdown of this estimated figure is set out in the table. The funding available through my Department for the Drugs Strategy in 2008 is €64.332m. Figures for the other Departments and Agencies for this year are not yet available. Estimate of 2007 funding directly attributable to drugs programmes under the National Drugs Strategy