Tom Sheahan (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 306: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to put a drug treatment facility in place to offer young offenders drug treatment as an alternative to incarceration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22919/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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On 24th May 2010, I published a Review of the Drug Treatment Court. This Review found that those offenders who engaged with the treatment and rehabilitation provided have a significantly lower rate of recidivism. As the Deputy may be aware, the Drug Treatment Court operates on a multi-agency basis and utilises treatment facilities made available through the Health Service Executive which operates under the aegis of the Department of Health and Children.