Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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193. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he remains committed to the New Decade New Approach agreement commitment of £1 million for an addiction centre in Derry. [25079/25]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The New Decade New Approach agreement reached in January 2020 was a significant achievement by the political parties in Northern Ireland and the two governments to restore the power-sharing institutions first established by the Good Friday Agreement. We remain fully committed to the full implementation of the agreement.

I am aware of the matter raised by the Deputy in respect of a funding commitment made by the UK government for an addiction centre in Derry.

The implementation of this commitment is a matter for the UK government and the devolved authorities. I understand that there is ongoing and regular contact between UK government officials and their counterparts in the Department of Health, and that it is now for the latter to develop a business case arising from this commitment.