Written answers
Tuesday, 5 July 2016
Department of Health
Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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471. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the annual budget allocated from the drugs programmes and policy unit within his Department for each of the ten regional drug and alcohol task forces and each of the 14 local drug and alcohol task forces here in each of the years 2010 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19217/16]
Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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In line with the National Drugs Strategy, my Department 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 ten Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Forces and the fourteen Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces for each of the years referred to by the Deputy is set out in the following table.
The reduction in the budget allocated from the Drugs Initiative Fund in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 reflects the fact that my Department transferred funding relating to Drug and Alcohol Task Force projects to the HSE in the amounts of €21.04m on 1st January 2014, a further €1.02m on 1 January 2015 and €331,829 in 2016.
Local Area
| LDATF | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 DOH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyfermot | 1,533,826 | 1,492,413 | 1,569,489 | 1,522,404 | 461,150 |
| Ballymun | 1,243,552 | 1,209,976 | 1,180,695 | 1,145,274 | 632,817 |
| Blanchardstown | 1,184,200 | 1,152,227 | 1,124,343 | 1,090,613 | 179,305 |
| Bray | 1,656,849 | 1,612,114 | 1,573,101 | 1,525,908 | 573,860 |
| Canal Communities | 1,645,413 | 1,600,987 | 1,562,243 | 1,515,376 | 338,605 |
| Clondalkin | 1,495,408 | 1,455,032 | 1,421,577 | 1,428,930 | 388,114 |
| Cork | 1,662,621 | 1,617,730 | 1,578,581 | 1,531,224 | 411,988 |
| Dublin 12 | 1,180,005 | 1,148,145 | 1,120,360 | 1,086,749 | 74,013 |
| Dublin NE | 1,294,199 | 1,259,256 | 1,228,782 | 988,234 | 422,251 |
| Dun Laoghaire | 975,475 | 949,137 | 926,167 | 898,382 | 94,676 |
| Finglas Cabra | 986,452 | 959,818 | 936,590 | 908,492 | 263,277 |
| NIC | 2,495,777 | 2,428,391 | 2,369,624 | 2,298,535 | 576,956 |
| SIC | 2,276,911 | 2,215,434 | 2,161,821 | 2,096,966 | 255,720 |
| Tallaght | 1,316,913 | 1,281,356 | 1,250,347 | 1,262,837 | 452,712 |
| LDATF | 2014 HSE | 2015 DOH | 2015 HSE | 2016 DOH | 2016 HSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyfermot | 1,025,582 | 255,446 | 1,231,286 | 255,446 | 1,231,286 |
| Ballymun | 488,098 | 422,958 | 697,957 | 422,958 | 697,957 |
| Blanchardstown | 913,589 | 179,305 | 913,589 | 179,305 | 913,589 |
| Bray | 916,271 | 573,860 | 916,271 | 573,860 | 916,271 |
| Canal Communities | 1,141,309 | 338,605 | 1,141,309 | 338,605 | 1,141,309 |
| Clondalkin | 1,007,948 | 388,114 | 1,007,948 | 388,114 | 1,007,948 |
| Cork | 1,108,299 | 411,988 | 1,108,299 | 411,988 | 1,108,299 |
| Dublin 12 | 990,134 | 70,997 | 993,150 | 70,397 | 993,750 |
| Dublin NE | 594,836 | 422,251 | 594,836 | 239,971 | 777,116 |
| Dun Laoghaire | 786,755 | 94,676 | 786,755 | 94,676 | 786,755 |
| Finglas Cabra | 627,960 | 263,277 | 627,960 | 263,277 | 627,960 |
| NIC | 1,652,623 | 494,856 | 1,734,723 | 394,856 | 1,834,723 |
| SIC | 1,788,337 | 176,043 | 1,868,014 | 176,043 | 1,868,014 |
| Tallaght | 782,240 | 341,438 | 893,514 | 336,022 | 898,930 |
Regional Area
| RDATF | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 DOH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Coast Area | 896,933 | 872,716 | 851,596 | 584,227 | 58,200 |
| Midland | 894,739 | 870,581 | 849,513 | 824,028 | 307,810 |
| Mid-West | 1,576,095 | 1,533,540 | 1,496,428 | 1,451,535 | 147,982 |
| North East | 1,038,588 | 1,010,546 | 986,091 | 956,508 | 0 |
| North West | 806,369 | 784,597 | 765,610 | 742,642 | 272,485 |
| North Dublin City & Co. | 870,066 | 846,574 | 826,087 | 801,304 | 456,080 |
| South East | 1,193,005 | 1,160,794 | 1,132,703 | 1,098,722 | 0 |
| South West | 894,750 | 870,592 | 849,524 | 824,038 | 102,820 |
| Southern | 1,089,369 | 1,059,956 | 1,034,305 | 1,003,276 | 0 |
| Western | 740,085 | 720,104 | 702,677 | 681,597 | 136,994 |
| Overall total | 30,947,600 | 30,112,016 | 29,498,254 | 28,267,801 | 6,607,815 |
| RDATF | 2014 HSE | 2015 DOH | 2015 HSE | 2016 DOH | 2016 HSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Coast Area | 508,500 | 58,200 | 508,500 | 58,200 | 508,500 |
| Midland | 491,497 | 136,816 | 662,491 | 136,816 | 662,491 |
| Mid-West | 1,260,007 | 147,982 | 1,260,007 | 147,982 | 1,260,007 |
| North East | 927,813 | 0 | 927,813 | 0 | 927,813 |
| North West | 447,878 | 258,633 | 461,730 | 258,633 | 461,730 |
| North Dublin City & Co. | 321,184 | 309,778 | 467,486 | 266,245 | 511,019 |
| South East | 1,065,760 | 0 | 1,065,760 | 0 | 1,065,760 |
| South West | 696,497 | 102,820 | 696,497 | 102,820 | 696,497 |
| Southern | 973,178 | 0 | 973,178 | 0 | 973,178 |
| Western | 524,155 | 136,994 | 524,155 | 136,994 | 524,155 |
| Overall total | 21,040,450 | 5,585,037 | 22,063,228 | 5,253,208 | 22,395,057 |
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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472. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the total of section 38 and section 39 funding for each of the ten regional drug and alcohol task forces and each of the 14 local drug and alcohol task forces here in each of the years 2010 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19218/16]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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473. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the total Health Service Executive allocation to each of the ten regional drug and alcohol task forces, DATF, and each of the 14 local drug and alcohol task forces in Ireland in 2014, 2015 and in 2016 and include both DATF and Health Service Executive mainstream funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19219/16]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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474. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of Health Service Executive whole-time equivalent addiction services front-line staff based in each of the ten regional drug and alcohol task forces and each of the 14 local drug and alcohol task force areas in each of the years 2013 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19220/16]
Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 472 to 474, inclusive, together.
As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days he should contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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475. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a status update on the recently evaluated cross task force community alcohol treatment programme CARE project including resources allocated by the Health Service Executive, HSE, in 2016 and an estimated date for reinstatement in the Ballymun local, Finglas local and north Dublin regional drug and alcohol task force areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19221/16]
Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days he should contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.
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