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[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answers 471 [472-475] Drug and Alcohol Task Forces [Funding] [19217/16]. (05 Jul 2016)

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471. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the annual budget allocated from the drugs programmes and policy unit within his Department for each of the ten regional drug and alcohol task forces and each of the 14 local drug and alcohol task forces here in each of the years 2010 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19217/16]

 

Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Catherine Byrne): In line with the National Drugs Strategy, my Department administers a Drugs Initiative which primarily funds community based drugs initiatives supported by Local and Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Forces. The budget allocation for the ten Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Forces and the fourteen Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces for each of the years referred to by the Deputy is set out in the following table

 

The reduction in the budget allocated from the Drugs Initiative Fund in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 reflects the fact that my Department transferred funding relating to Drug and Alcohol Task Force projects to the HSE in the amounts of €21.04m on 1st January 2014, a further €1.02m on 1 January 2015 and €331,829 in 2016.

 

  Local Area

LDATF

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014 DOH

Ballyfermot

1,533,826

1,492,413

1,569,489

1,522,404

461,150

Ballymun

1,243,552

1,209,976

1,180,695

1,145,274

632,817

Blanchardstown

1,184,200

1,152,227

1,124,343

1,090,613

179,305

Bray

1,656,849

1,612,114

1,573,101

1,525,908

573,860

Canal Communities

1,645,413

1,600,987

1,562,243

1,515,376

338,605

Clondalkin

1,495,408

1,455,032

1,421,577

1,428,930

388,114

Cork

1,662,621

1,617,730

1,578,581

1,531,224

411,988

Dublin 12

1,180,005

1,148,145

1,120,360

1,086,749

74,013

Dublin NE

1,294,199

1,259,256

1,228,782

988,234

422,251

Dun Laoghaire

975,475

949,137

926,167

898,382

94,676

Finglas Cabra

986,452

959,818

936,590

908,492

263,277

NIC

2,495,777

2,428,391

2,369,624

2,298,535

576,956

SIC

2,276,911

2,215,434

2,161,821

2,096,966

255,720

Tallaght

1,316,913

1,281,356

1,250,347

1,262,837

452,712

 

LDATF

2014 HSE

2015 DOH

2015 HSE

2016 DOH

2016 HSE

Ballyfermot

1,025,582

255,446

1,231,286

255,446

1,231,286

Ballymun

488,098

422,958

697,957

422,958

697,957

Blanchardstown

913,589

179,305

913,589

179,305

913,589

Bray

916,271

573,860

916,271

573,860

916,271

Canal Communities

1,141,309

338,605

1,141,309

338,605

1,141,309

Clondalkin

1,007,948

388,114

1,007,948

388,114

1,007,948

Cork

1,108,299

411,988

1,108,299

411,988

1,108,299

Dublin 12

990,134

70,997

993,150

70,397

993,750

Dublin NE

594,836

422,251

594,836

239,971

777,116

Dun Laoghaire

786,755

94,676

786,755

94,676

786,755

Finglas Cabra

627,960

263,277

627,960

263,277

627,960

NIC

1,652,623

494,856

1,734,723

394,856

1,834,723

SIC

1,788,337

176,043

1,868,014

176,043

1,868,014

Tallaght

782,240

341,438

893,514

336,022

898,930

 

  Regional Area

RDATF

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014 DOH

East Coast Area

896,933

872,716

851,596

584,227

58,200

Midland

894,739

870,581

849,513

824,028

307,810

Mid-West

1,576,095

1,533,540

1,496,428

1,451,535

147,982

North East

1,038,588

1,010,546

986,091

956,508

0

North West

806,369

784,597

765,610

742,642

272,485

North Dublin City & Co.

870,066

846,574

826,087

801,304

456,080

South East

1,193,005

1,160,794

1,132,703

1,098,722

0

South West

894,750

870,592

849,524

824,038

102,820

Southern

1,089,369

1,059,956

1,034,305

1,003,276

0

Western

740,085

720,104

702,677

681,597

136,994

Overall total

30,947,600

30,112,016

29,498,254

28,267,801

6,607,815

 

RDATF

2014 HSE

2015 DOH

2015 HSE

2016 DOH

2016 HSE

East Coast Area

508,500

58,200

508,500

58,200

508,500

Midland

491,497

136,816

662,491

136,816

662,491

Mid-West

1,260,007

147,982

1,260,007

147,982

1,260,007

North East

927,813

0

927,813

0

927,813

North West

447,878

258,633

461,730

258,633

461,730

North Dublin City & Co.

321,184

309,778

467,486

266,245

511,019

South East

1,065,760

0

1,065,760

0

1,065,760

South West

696,497

102,820

696,497

102,820

696,497

Southern

973,178

0

973,178

0

973,178

Western

524,155

136,994

524,155

136,994

524,155

Overall total

21,040,450

5,585,037

22,063,228

5,253,208

22,395,057

  Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

  1. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the total of section 38 and section 39 funding for each of the ten regional drug and alcohol task forces and each of the 14 local drug and alcohol task forces here in each of the years 2010 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19218/16]
  2. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the total Health Service Executive allocation to each of the ten regional drug and alcohol task forces, DATF, and each of the 14 local drug and alcohol task forces in Ireland in 2014, 2015 and in 2016 and include both DATF and Health Service Executive mainstream funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19219/16]
  3. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of Health Service Executive whole-time equivalent addiction services front-line staff based in each of the ten regional drug and alcohol task forces and each of the 14 local drug and alcohol task force areas in each of the years 2013 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19220/16]
  4. Deputy Darragh O'Brienasked the Minister for Health to provide a status update on the recently evaluated cross task force community alcohol treatment programme CARE project including resources allocated by the Health Service Executive, HSE, in 2016 and an estimated date for reinstatement in the Ballymun local, Finglas local and north Dublin regional drug and alcohol task force areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19221/16]

 

  As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

 

  If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days he should contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

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