Written answers
Tuesday, 18 February 2014
Department of Social Protection
Drug Rehabilitation Projects
Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent)
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391. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will explain the discrepancies in figures provided on the number of drug rehab T-coded participants on community employment schemes in three different parliamentary question replies from her Department and which range between 578 and 835 participants (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7919/14]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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When Drug Rehabilitation Projects transferred into the Department of Social Protection in January 2012 a review was undertaken on the reporting system and a number of weaknesses were identified. A new reporting system was introduced in January 2012 for drug rehabilitation schemes based on designated ring-fenced places. Ring-fenced places are sub-divided into two categories for the purposes of recording: referred drug rehabilitation clients and CE support workers.
There were some discrepancies in how data on drug rehabilitation places was inputted in the past, the number 578 ring-fenced places for January 2012 is a more accurate representation.
This new system is now used as the basis for reporting since 2012. Table 1 details the number of ring-fenced drug rehabilitation places for referred clients and support workers for the years 2012 and 2013.
Table 1: Ring-fenced Drug Rehabilitation Places: 2012, 2013
Year | Referred Clients | Support Workers | Total |
---|---|---|---|
2012 | - | - | - |
January | 504 | 74 | 578 |
February | 495 | 75 | 570 |
March | 582 | 154 | 736 |
April | 622 | 157 | 779 |
May | 598 | 164 | 762 |
June | 610 | 159 | 769 |
July | 598 | 156 | 754 |
August | 582 | 153 | 735 |
September | 558 | 152 | 710 |
October | 578 | 161 | 739 |
November | 642 | 174 | 816 |
December | 655 | 169 | 824 |
2013 | - | - | - |
January | 662 | 168 | 830 |
February | 664 | 159 | 823 |
March | 676 | 159 | 835 |
April | 700 | 149 | 849 |
May | 723 | 157 | 880 |
June | 737 | 158 | 895 |
July | 737 | 155 | 892 |
August | 735 | 151 | 886 |
September | 733 | 160 | 893 |
October | 735 | 169 | 904 |
November | 759 | 163 | 922 |
December | 790 | 161 | 951 |
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