Written answers
Tuesday, 16 June 2015
Department of Health
National Drugs Strategy Budget
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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602. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the funding made available to each local and regional drugs task force for each of the years 2010 to 2014 and for 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23386/15]
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin North Central, Labour)
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In line with the National Drugs Strategy, the Department of Health administers a Drugs Initiative which primarily funds community based drugs initiatives supported by Local and Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Forces. The budget allocation for the twenty four Local and Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Forces for each of the years referred to by the Deputy is set out in the table.
| LDATFs | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 DOH | 2014 HSE | 2015 DOH | 2015 HSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyfermot | 1,533,826 | 1,492,413 | 1,569,489 | 1,522,404 | 461,150 | 1,025,582 | 255,466 | 1,231,286 |
| Ballymun | 1,243,552 | 1,209,976 | 1,180,695 | 1,145,274 | 632,817 | 488,098 | 422,958 | 697,957 |
| Blanchardstown | 1,184,200 | 1,152,227 | 1,124,343 | 1,090,613 | 179,305 | 913,589 | 179,305 | 913,589 |
| Bray | 1,656,849 | 1,612,114 | 1,573,101 | 1,525,908 | 573,860 | 916,271 | 573,860 | 916,271 |
| Canal Communities | 1,645,413 | 1,600,987 | 1,562,243 | 1,515,376 | 338,605 | 1,141,309 | 338,605 | 1,141,309 |
| Clondalkin | 1,495,408 | 1,455,032 | 1,421,577 | 1,428,930 | 388,114 | 1,007,948 | 388,114 | 1,007,948 |
| Cork | 1,662,621 | 1,617,730 | 1,578,581 | 1,531,224 | 411,988 | 1,108,299 | 411,988 | 1,108,299 |
| Dublin 12 | 1,180,005 | 1,148,145 | 1,120,360 | 1,086,749 | 74,013 | 990,134 | 70,997 | 993,150 |
| Dublin North East | 1,294,199 | 1,259,256 | 1,228,782 | 988,234 | 422,251 | 594,836 | 422,251 | 594,836 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown | 975,475 | 949,137 | 926,167 | 898,382 | 94,676 | 786,755 | 94,676 | 786,755 |
| Finglas Cabra | 986,452 | 959,818 | 936,590 | 908,492 | 263,277 | 627,960 | 263,277 | 627,960 |
| North Inner City | 2,495,777 | 2,428,391 | 2,369,624 | 2,298,535 | 576,956 | 1,652,623 | 494,856 | 1,734,723 |
| South Inner City | 2,276,911 | 2,215,434 | 2,161,821 | 2,096,966 | 255,720 | 1,788,337 | 176,043 | 1,868,014 |
| Tallaght | 1,316,913 | 1,281,356 | 1,250,347 | 1,262,837 | 452,712 | 782,240 | 341,438 | 893,514 |
| Total | 20,947,601 | 20,382,016 | 20,003,720 | 19,299,924 | 5,125,444 | 13,823,981 | 4,433,814 | 14,515,611 |
| RDATFs | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 DOH | 2014 HSE | 2015 DOH | 2015 HSE |
| East Coast | 896,933 | 872,716 | 851,596 | 584,227 | 58,200 | 508,500 | 58,200 | 508,500 |
| Midlands | 1,576,095 | 870,581 | 849,513 | 824,028 | 307,810 | 491,497 | 136,816 | 662,491 |
| Mid-West | 894,739 | 1,533,540 | 1,496,428 | 1,451,535 | 147,982 | 1,260,007 | 147,982 | 1,260,007 |
| North East | 1,038,588 | 1,010,546 | 986,091 | 956,508 | 0 | 927,813 | 0 | 927,813 |
| North West | 806,369 | 784,597 | 765,610 | 742,642 | 272,485 | 447,878 | 258,633 | 461,730 |
| North Dublin | 870,066 | 846,574 | 826,087 | 801,304 | 456,080 | 321,184 | 309,778 | 467,486 |
| South East | 1,193,005 | 1,160,794 | 1,132,703 | 1,098,722 | 0 | 1,065,760 | 0 | 1,065,760 |
| South West | 894,750 | 870,592 | 849,524 | 824,038 | 102,820 | 696,497 | 102,820 | 696,497 |
| Southern | 1,089,369 | 1,059,956 | 1,034,305 | 1,003,276 | 0 | 973,178 | 0 | 973,178 |
| Western | 740,085 | 720,104 | 702,677 | 681,597 | 136,994 | 524,155 | 136,994 | 524,155 |
| Total | 9,999,999 | 9,730,000 | 9,494,534 | 8,967,877 | 1,482,371 | 7,216,469 | 1,151,223 | 7,547,617 |
The reduction in the Department of Health allocation in 2014 and 2015 respectively reflects the fact that the Department transferred €21.04m in funding relating to Drug and Alcohol Task Force projects to the HSE on 1st January 2014, with a further €1.02m transferring on 1 January 2015.
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