Written answers
Tuesday, 27 July 2021
Department of Health
Departmental Bodies
Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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2429. To ask the Minister for Health the format and make-up of the National Oversight Committee with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy. [37788/21]
Frank Feighan (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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The national drug strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery, sets out government policy on drug and alcohol use for the period 2017 to 2025. The strategy established the National Oversight Committee to give leadership and direction to support the strategy, and provided that the Minister for State with responsibility for the drugs strategy would chair this committee.
The Committee meets on a quarterly basis and is chaired by the Minister of State with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy.
The Committee has a cross-sector membership from the statutory, community and voluntary sector, as well as clinical and academic expertise. The strategy provides for membership at Assistant Secretary level. It was a matter for the Minister of State to determine the final membership of the Committee.
The current membership of the National Oversight Committee is set out below
| Sector | Body |
|---|---|
| Statutory | Department of Health |
| Statutory | Department of The Taoiseach |
| Statutory | Health Service Executive |
| Statutory | Health Research Board |
| Statutory | Department of Justice and Equality |
| Statutory | An Garda Síochána |
| Statutory | Irish Prison Service |
| Statutory | The Probation Service |
| Statutory | Revenue Commissioners |
| Statutory | Department of Children and Youth Affairs |
| Statutory | TUSLA |
| Statutory | Department of Education and Skills |
| Statutory | Department of Employment Affairs & Social Protection |
| Statutory | Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government |
| Statutory | Department of Rural and Community Development |
| Statutory | Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport |
| Statutory | Department of Finance |
| Community | Community Sector |
| Community | National Family Support Network |
| Community | Union for Improved Services Communication and Education |
| Voluntary | Voluntary Drug Treatment Network |
| Task Force | Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force Coordinators Network |
| Task Force | Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force Chairs Network |
| Task Force | Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force Chairs Network |
| Task Force | Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force Coordinators Network |
| Appointees of the Minister |
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