Written answers
Friday, 16 September 2016
Department of Health
Drug Treatment Programmes
Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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1185. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of residential and inpatient detoxification beds available for the purpose of treatment for drug and alcohol misuse in the State; the number of such beds which are available within each local health office area with respect to all LHOs in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25196/16]
Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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1186. To ask the Minister for Health the patient waiting times, per facility, in relation to those awaiting access to residential and inpatient detoxification beds for the purpose of treatment for drug and alcohol misuse, and who have been waiting for six, nine, 12, 15 months and more than 15 months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25197/16]
Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1185 and 1186 together.
As these are service matters, they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
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