Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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350. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the excellent work that an organisation (details supplied) carries out; his views on whether the funding allocation is sufficient to meet demand; if he can give any assurances regarding future services in this centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28511/16]

John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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351. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide additional funding to allow an addiction clinic (details supplied) to continue to provide residential and detox services to 15 to 21 year olds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28534/16]

Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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353. To ask the Minister for Health if necessary funding will be provided to a centre (details supplied) to ensure the future viability of essential detoxification and rehabilitation services for adolescents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28822/16]

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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406. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to provide funding as a matter of urgency for a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28306/16]

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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411. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered a substantial increase in funding to a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28324/16]

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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412. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to open a new youth detoxification centre in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28325/16]

Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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417. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a severe funding issue impeding the work of a facility that is the only residential detox service for adolescents (details supplied); his views on the appropriateness of the current funding model that allows this service to function; if he will commit to devising an appropriate long term funding model for this essential service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28336/16]

John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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428. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide increased and direct funding to a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28404/16]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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469. To ask the Minister for Health if a registered charity (details supplied) will be adequately funded in view of the fact that it is the only residential detoxification and treatment service for adolescents here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28599/16]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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475. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the only adolescent detoxification and treatment facility for young people between the ages of 15 and 21 (details supplied) is at risk of closure due to funding issues and is in need of assistance from the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28629/16]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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476. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current State funding a service (details supplied) receives is insufficient to cover the costs required to adequately deal with the increasing demand and complexity with respect to young persons which requires such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28630/16]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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477. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase funding to a vital service (details supplied) to ensure that it is able to continue to help young people suffering with addiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28631/16]

Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 350, 351, 353, 406, 411, 412, 417, 428, 469 and 475 to 477, inclusive, together.

As the Deputy will be aware, a Steering Committee, with an independent chair, has been established to advise me on a new National Drugs Strategy, which will take effect in 2017, when the current policy expires.

The provision of resources to support the implementation of the new Strategy, including detoxification services for young people and adolescents, will be determined in the context of the estimates process.

I understand from the Health Service Executive that the addiction services in Community Health Organisation 5 is currently working with Aiséirí to review the model of services provided in Aislinn.