Written answers

Thursday, 22 November 2012

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Drugs Project Funding

Photo of Joanna TuffyJoanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding funding for the North Clondalkin Safety Forum Project, which scheme is currently funded by the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51948/12]

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The project concerned operated as a mainstreamed drugs project under my Department’s housing programme. Following significant reductions in the funding available to support the project in 2012 my Department, exceptionally, provided pro rata funding to support the project until end June 2012.

Following a consultation process South Dublin County Council identified interim funding to maintain the project during the second half of 2012. The funding was identified on a partnership basis between the Council and the Clondalkin Palmerstown Lucan Neilstown (CPLN) Partnership. The Council has advised that this funding represented a once-off contribution and has allowed the project additional time to explore alternative funding mechanisms and to identify resources to deliver on the overall objectives of the project beyond 2012, including through alternative service delivery models.

The interim funding has also allowed the project to continue while the report of my colleague the Minister of State with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy on the review of the structures that underpin the strategy at local, regional and national level is finalised. It is understood that this report will be made available once deliberations are completed.

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