Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 219: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the projects funded by him to prevent under-age drinking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43808/09]

John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy will appreciate that responsibility for alcohol policy lies with my colleague Deputy Mary Harney, Minister for Health and Children.

In this context, funding for alcohol prevention measures is being provided through the Dormant Accounts Fund. A list of the projects relevant to tackling underage drinking is being compiled by the Department of Health and Children and will be provided separately to the Deputy.

In the case of my own Department, the work of the Local and Regional Drugs Task Forces focuses on a range of measures that target drug misuse in their areas. These include drugs awareness and prevention projects which, in some cases, can also include underage drinking.