Written answers
Tuesday, 6 October 2009
Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
National Drugs Strategy
9:00 pm
Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 813: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the resources committed by him in each of the past three years in combatting drugs in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34011/09]
John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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Funding for Local and Regional Drugs Task Force areas in 2009 will be approx €32m. Of this amount, over €22m is being allocated to the Local Drugs Task Forces while over €10m is being earmarked for the Regionals.
In relation to Co. Kildare, which is part of the South West RDTF area, the following allocations have been made:
| Project Details | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| *Drug Prevention Education Initiative | €105,106 | €146,634 | €104,954 |
| Raising Capacity | €50,000 | ||
| *Community Addiction Team — Kildare West Wicklow | €203,000 | €340,112 | €175,000 |
| The Abbey Project | €66,301 | €35,223 | |
| *ARAS (Abbey and KWWCAT ) | €250,000 | ||
| Counselling Pool — Kildare focused areas | €15,000 | €110,750 | |
| *Under 18's Service — Kildare, West Wicklow | €20,000 | €58,221 | €104,459 |
| Innovation Fund — Kildare areas funded | €50,000 | €40,850 | €41,080 |
| Harm Reduction Study | €40,000 | ||
| Project Information Management System (PIMS) | €40,000 | ||
| Once-off Initiatives | |||
| Dial 2 stop drug dealing | €20,000 | ||
| Cocaine Drug Awareness Campaign | €20,000 | ||
| Newbridge Family Resource Centre | €22,354 | ||
| Family Support Funding | €63,700 | ||
| €625,460 | €876,118 | €981,182 | |
| * the Drugs Prevention Education Initiative, ARAS and the Under 18's are projects that cover the region |
In addition, some of the other funding provided to the South West RDTF provides broader benefits across their region of operation, including Co. Kildare. Approx. €170,000 has also been made available to Teen Challenge, a rehabilitation project at Shechem House, Richardstown, Co. Kildare, arising from applications through the South Inner City LDTF in Dublin.
Finally, as the Deputy is aware, the National Drugs Strategy is based on a co-ordinated effort across many Government Departments and Agencies and my Department's allocation is only part of a much bigger investment programme in drugs services by these other bodies. In 2008, it was estimated that expenditure on drugs programmes across all the bodies was in the region of €275m and initial indications are that this level will be broadly maintained in 2009.
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