Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 425: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties facing local drugs task forces as a result of the lack of clarity in relation to the timing of the provision of funding; the problems they will face if funding is not released promptly and if they are not informed of the amount of funding that will be available to them for the remainder 2009; his views on whether it will be possible for them to meet their legal obligations to their employees if they do not have clarification on the amount of funding committed to them for the remainder of 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28033/09]

John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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The revised funding allocations for the period July to December 2009, taking account of the Supplementary Budget in April, have now been advised to all Local Drugs Task Forces (LDTFs).

As I have pointed out previously, the challenges posed by the reduction in funding arising from the reduced budget allocations means that some schemes will be affected. However, I believe that if properly managed, this may also lead to improved efficiencies in services and foster better interagency working to the benefit of all.