John Connolly (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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1963. To ask the Minister for Health the total State funding expended on awareness campaigns on the threat of illicit substance addiction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59407/25]

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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In Budget 2025 €.5m in additional funding was secured, rising to €.79m in 2026 for drug prevention programmes and public health awareness campaigns to be developed across the health regions and screening and brief interventions to be scaled up.

€203,000 was transferred to the HSE in 2025 to fund drug prevention programmes and enable public health awareness campaigns to be developed across the health regions.

John Connolly (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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1964. To ask the Minister for Health the support her Department provides for private medical facilities offering specific treatment for those suffering from addiction and substance abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59408/25]

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Health Act 2024, as amended the HSE is responsible for the provision of health and personal supports including those relating to addiction. The HSE either provides these services directly or arranges to have them provided on its behalf.

As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

John Connolly (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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1965. To ask the Minister for Health the current staffing levels in each CHO of the those providing therapeutic out-patient services for persons suffering from addiction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59409/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.