Written answers
Tuesday, 29 November 2016
Department of Health
Drug Treatment Programmes Availability
Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent)
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585. To ask the Minister for Health if he will offer additional funding to the Aiséirí centre in County Wexford and in particular the Aislinn service which is the only residential adolescent detoxification and rehabilitation service here; his views on the importance of this service being vital in tackling addiction for young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37483/16]
Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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On 12 October 2016, I announced the allocation of an additional €3m in the 2017 Budget to increase support for interventions aimed at improving the health outcomes of vulnerable groups, in particular those affected by addiction, through establishing a supervised injecting facility in Dublin City centre and providing more detox places.
The additional funding will be used to address my key priorities in 2017, which include addressing gaps in addiction service provision for under 18s. I have asked the Health Service Executive to develop proposals on these priorities for consideration in the context of the Executive's 2017 National Service Plan.
I understand from the Health Service Executive that the addiction services in Community Health Organisation 5 are currently working with Aiséirí to review the model of services provided in Aislinn. As the specific issue raised by the Deputy relates to a service issue, I have referred it to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
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