825. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health  the funding made available to deliver the national drugs strategy in each year since 2009 in tabular form; the commitments which exist to increase this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10276/16]

Minister for Health (Deputy Simon Harris): The National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016 is a cross cutting area of public policy and service delivery which requires a coordinated response to tackling the drugs problem. The Oversight Forum on Drugs, which is Chaired by the Minister with responsibility for the Drugs Strategy, is responsible for the high-level monitoring of the implementation of the Strategy across Government Departments and agencies.  The table, which relates to 2009 to 2015, sets out the latest figures provided to the Oversight Forum on Drugs, by relevant Government Departments and Agencies, on funding provided for the delivery of the National Drugs Strategy. Any potential adjustment to the funding for the Strategy will have to be considered in the context of the estimates process for each of the relevant Government Departments.

The reduction in the Department of Health allocations for 2014 and 2015 reflects the fact that the Department transferred €21.57m in funding relating to Community Based Drugs Initiatives to the HSE on 1 January 2014, with a further €1.02m transferring on 1 January 2015.