Written answers

Tuesday, 14 June 2016

Department of Health

National Drugs Strategy

Photo of Jonathan O'BrienJonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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433. To ask the Minister for Health the membership of the steering group tasked to develop the new national drug strategy. [15652/16]

Photo of Catherine ByrneCatherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Department of Health is developing a new National Drugs Strategy, which will cover the period from 2017 onwards. A Steering Committee, chaired by the former General Secretary of the Irish National Teachers Organisation and with representatives from the relevant Statutory, Community and Voluntary Sectors listed below, has been established to oversee the process.

SectorBodyNumber of Representatives
Statutory SectorDepartment of Health3
Statutory SectorHealth Service Executive2
Statutory SectorDepartment of Justice & Equality1
Statutory SectorAn Garda Síochána1
Statutory SectorDepartment of Education & Skills1
Statutory SectorDepartment of Environment, Community & Local Government1
Statutory SectorDepartment of Children & Youth Affairs1
Statutory SectorDepartment of Social Protection1
Statutory SectorHealth Research Board1
Community SectorCommunity Sector - represented by CityWide Drugs Crisis Campaign2
Community SectorNational Family Support Network1
Voluntary SectorVoluntary Sector - represented by the Voluntary Drug Treatment Network2
Cross-sector Task Force networkLocal Drug and Alcohol Task Force Chairs Network1
Cross-sector Task Force networkRegional Drug and Alcohol Task Force Chairs Network1
Cross-sector committeeNational Advisory Committee on Drugs and Alcohol1
Total number of representatives:20

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