Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 524: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if there is a family drug support unit for an area (details supplied) in County Kildare; if there are plans to set up such a unit; the location of the nearest such support group; if he has funding for the establishment of such a group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15220/09]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, County Kildare is one of the areas covered by the South Western Regional Drugs Task Force (SWRDTF). The Community Addiction Team (CAT), which is based in Newbridge, currently runs family support programmes for the region. Funding to support these programmes is provided by my Department and is overseen by the Task Force. The Deputy should also note that an indicative allocation of €1.7m has been approved under the Dormant Accounts Fund to develop once-off initiatives aimed at improving services for families of drug misusers in both Local and Regional Drugs Task Force areas. I expect the specific proposals - including one in the area referred to by the Deputy and two others in the SWRDTF area - will be advanced over the coming period.