Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 347: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his Department's annual spend on tackling problematic alcohol and illegal drug use respectively for each of the past three years. [20954/09]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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Expenditure by my Department in respect of the issues concerned relates to the funding of 5 Local Drug Task Force mainstreamed projects in respect of estate management and community safety. The projects funded are as follows: Dublin City Council

(1) Ballyfermot Star Project (provides support for people using drugs or with a history of using drugs, their families, parents and community to cope with and overcome the effect of addiction in their everyday lives)

(2) Canal Communities - Development Workers for Flats Complexes South Dublin County Council

(3) Tallaght - Fettercairn Estate Management Group

(4) Tallaght - Killinarden Estate Management Group

(5) Clondalkin -Community Forum Expenditure by my Department in respect of these projects for each of the past three years is as follows:

An allocation of €461,000 has been provided for the funding of these projects in 2009.