Written answers
Tuesday, 14 November 2017
Department of Health
Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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337. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure on the drugs strategy in County Louth in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the funding sought and approved by each of the programmes for these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48074/17]
Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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The North East Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force is responsible for coordinating the implementation of Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery - A health-led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2025, which replaced the previous drugs strategy which expired at the end of 2016. The table below shows the Task Force project funding for this Task Force from 2011 to 2013. The Department of Health is not in a position to provide details of funding specifically relating to County Louth in that period.
| - | North East Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE-1 | North East Region Family Support Network | €5,000 | €5,000 | €3,508 |
| NE-2 | Operational Budget | €155,651 | €168,090 | €160,000 |
| NE-4 | Meath Community Drug & Alcohol Response | €91,000 | €126,500 | €126,500 |
| NE-6 | Turas Counselling Services Ltd | €200,000 | €200,000 | €200,000 |
| NE-7 | Cavan Monaghan Drug Awareness | €173,750 | €185,000 | €185,000 |
| NE-13 | ISPCC Prevention Projects | €50,000 | €40,000 | €40,000 |
| NE-14 | ISPCC Meath | €50,000 | ||
| NE-15 | Louth Community Drug & Alcohol Team | €91,010 | €126,500 | €126,500 |
| NE-16 | Turas Counselling Services Ltd | €15,885 | €15,358 | €15,358 |
| NE-18 | Needle & Syringe Programme | €52,500 | €55,000 | €55,000 |
| NE-19 | Tabor Lodge | €80,000 | €20,000 | €0 |
| NE-22 | Cocaine Initiative | €45,750 | €44,643 | €44,642 |
| Total | €1,010,546 | €986,091 | €956,508 |
With effect from 1 January 2014, operational and financial responsibility for all projects supported by the Task Force transferred from the Department of Health to the Health Service Executive. The HSE has been requested to provide the Deputy with details of projects funded through the Task Force from 2014 to date, as well as expenditure on addiction services in County Louth from 2011 onwards. Information is not directly available on expenditure under the Strategy by other departments, agencies or sectors at local level.
Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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338. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that will be allocated from budget 2018 to community drug and alcohol support programmes based in the north-east region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48075/17]
Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Government’s response to addressing substance misuse in Ireland is set out in Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery -A health-led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2025. The strategy emphasises a health-led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland, based on providing person-centred services that promote rehabilitation and recovery. It identifies a set of key actions to be delivered between 2017 and 2020, and provides an opportunity for the development of further actions from 2021 to 2025 to address needs that may emerge later on in the lifetime of the strategy.
The key health-related priorities for 2018 inReducing Harm, Supporting Recovery and associated resource requirements will be determined by my Department, in conjunction with the Health Service Executive, in the context of the development of National Service Plan for 2018. The amount of funding allocated in 2018 to community drug and alcohol support programmes operated by the North East Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force will be determined as part of this process. In addition, I am committed to putting in place additional resources next year to develop a new programme to mobilise community action on alcohol in line with Action 1.1.1 of Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery. This scheme will promote the use of evidence-based approaches by community drug and alcohol support programmes at local level.
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