Written answers
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
National Drugs Strategy
8:00 pm
Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 287: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of local drugs tasks forces here; the funding granted to each task force in each of the past three years including the funding for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11485/10]
John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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There are 14 Local Drugs Task Forces funded by my Department. The funding allocated to each Task Force since 2007 is outlined in the table below.
| Local Drugs Task Force Area | Funding allocated 2007 | Funding allocated 2008 | Funding allocated 2009 | Funding allocated 2010 |
| €m | €m | €m | €m | |
| Ballyfermot | 1.52 | 1.83 | 1.57 | 1.53 |
| Ballymun | 1.13 | 1.43 | 1.26 | 1.24 |
| Blanchardstown | 1.12 | 1.39 | 1.29 | 1.18 |
| Bray | 1.65 | 1.8 | 1.77 | 1.66 |
| Canal Communities | 1.79 | 1.82 | 1.72 | 1.65 |
| Clondalkin | 1.48 | 1.65 | 1.58 | 1.50 |
| Cork | 1.64 | 1.84 | 1.76 | 1.66 |
| Cross Task Force projects* | 0.85 | 0.12 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Dublin 12 | 0.05 | 1.41 | 1.23 | 1.18 |
| Dublin North East | 1.24 | 1.48 | 1.26 | 1.29 |
| Dún Laoghaire/ Rathdown | 1.12 | 1.06 | 1.03 | 0.98 |
| Finglas Cabra | 0.89 | 1.06 | 0.91 | 0.99 |
| North Inner City | 2.36 | 2.97 | 2.62 | 2.50 |
| South Inner City | 1.84 | 2.63 | 2.43 | 2.28 |
| Tallaght | 1.21 | 1.41 | 1.28 | 1.32 |
| Total | 19.89 | 23.9 | 21.81 | 21.05 |
*These projects cater for clients from a number of different Task Force areas.
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