Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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2579. To ask the Minister for Health the annual core funding allocated by his Department to the drug and alcohol taskforces in each of the years 2008 to 2021, in tabular form. [38142/21]

Frank Feighan (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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The Department currently provides €28 million to Drug and Alcohol Task Forces to deliver community-based drug and alcohol services in local communities. The Task Forces support over 280 community projects throughout the country to tackle drug and alcohol use and misuse. A table outlining the funding provided to Drug and Alcohol Task Forces for 2011-21 is attached.

An additional €1m was provided to task forces to support the implementation of the national drugs strategy in 2019.

Further additional funding of €1m will be provided for targeted initiatives addressing drug and alcohol use in 2021. The allocation of this funding will be Informed by the outcome of the midterm review of the national drugs strategy, and emerging trends and priorities.