Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats)
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1878. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide a full-time coordinator for the Bray local drugs and alcohol task force which has been without a coordinator for three and a half years out of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2215/22]

John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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1915. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being implemented to address the fact that a task force (details supplied) is currently without a coordinator and has been for three out of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2450/22]

John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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1916. To ask the Minister for Health the stage the recruitment process is currently at for the recruitment of a replacement coordinator for a task force (details supplied); when it is likely that a coordinator will be in a position to take up the role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2451/22]

Frank Feighan (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1878, 1915 and 1916 together.

Drug and Alcohol Task Force Coordinators are, in the main, employed by the HSE. The HSE allocates funding to the Regional and Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces for various support workers, such as posts of development worker and administrator.

The Department of Health has no role in the recruitment of HSE employees.  Task Force Coordinators are normally employed by the HSE and are subject to the recruitment and employment conditions of the Executive. As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.