Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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221. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to methadone treatment, the number of inpatient residential detox places currently in the State; the location of same for assisting persons with drug addiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12488/14]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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222. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to methadone treatment, the number of residential drug free programmes currently in the State; the location of same for assisting persons with drug addiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12489/14]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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223. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to methadone treatment, the number of day programmes are there currently in the State; the location of same for assisting persons with drug addiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12490/14]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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224. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people currently on methadone in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12491/14]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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225. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who were on methadone in 2011, 2012 and 2013; the numbers of whom are now known to be completely off drugs, including methadone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12492/14]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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226. To ask the Minister for Health the number of babies born to mothers on methadone in 2013; the number of such babies that had withdrawals; the number of such babies who received medication; the medications they received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12493/14]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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227. To ask the Minister for Health the total average cost of treatment for a person on methadone maintenance/detoxification; the total average cost for each such person on costs for GP services associated with the maintenance/detoxification; costs for pharmacy goods/services associated with the maintenance/detoxification; costs for the clinic associated with the maintenance/detoxification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12494/14]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 221 to 227, inclusive, together.

The HSE provides opioid substitution (mainly methadone) in a number of treatment settings to meet the needs of individual drug users. These settings include:

- primary care through GPs and community pharmacies;

- satellite clinics that facilitate opioid substitution provision through community pharmacies;

- treatment centres where opioid substitution treatment is dispensed on site; and

- residential rehabilitation facilities. 

There were 9,615 patients receiving opioid substitution treatment as at the end of January 2014 according to the National Drug Treatment Centre Central Treatment List. The Central Treatment List indicates that the number of patients in receipt of opioid substitution treatment between 2011 and 2013 was as follows:

- 2011 - 9,251

- 2012 - 9,419

- 2013 - 9,652

The other information requested by the Deputy is not readily available to my Department. I have therefore asked the Health Service Executive to compile the information requested by the Deputy and to reply to him directly.