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[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 298 - Local drugs task forces funding [19239/15]. (19 May 2015)

298. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the level of funding provided to; and the percentage of cuts to, local drugs task force funding for each year from 2011 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19239/15]

299. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the level of funding for each individual drugs task force for each year from 2011 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19240/15]

Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin): I propose to take Questions Nos. 298 and 299 together. In line with the National Drugs Strategy, the Department of Health (DOH) administers a Drugs Initiative which primarily funds community based drugs initiatives supported by Local and Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Forces. In addition, the Health Service Executive (HSE) also funds community based drugs initiatives supported by the Task Forces.

The following tables set out the budget allocation for each Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force (LDATF) and Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force (RDATF) for each of the years referred to by the Deputy:

LDATFs	2011	2012	2013	2014 DOH	2014 HSE	2015 DOH	2015 HSE
	€m	€m	€m	€m	€m	€m	€m
Ballyfermot	1.492	1.570	1.522	0.461	1.026	0.255	1.231
Ballymun	1.210	1.181	1.145	0.633	0.488	0.423	0.698
Blanchardstown	1.152	1.124	1.091	0.179	0.914	0.179	0.914
Bray	1.612	1.573	1.526	0.574	0.916	0.574	0.916
Canal Communities	1.601	1.562	1.515	0.339	1.141	0.339	1.141
Clondalkin	1.455	1.422	1.429	0.388	1.008	0.388	1.007
Cork	1.618	1.579	1.531	0.412	1.108	0.412	1.108
Dublin 12	1.148	1.120	1.087	0.074	0.990	0.071	0.993
Dublin North East	1.259	1.229	0.988	0.422	0.595	0.422	0.595
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown	0.949	0.926	0.898	0.095	0.787	0.095	0.787
Finglas Cabra	0.960	0.937	0.908	0.263	0.628	0.263	0.628
North Inner City	2.428	2.370	2.299	0.577	1.653	0.495	1.735
South Inner City	2.215	2.162	2.097	0.256	1.788	0.176	1.868
Tallaght	1.281	1.250	1.263	0.453	0.782	0.341	0.894
Total	20.38	20.005	19.298	5.126	13.824	4.432	14.515
Percentage Reduction	2.51	1.86	3.52		1.82		0.00

The same percentage reduction has been applied in all cases. However, variations in allocation levels in certain cases are attributable to changing levels of service provision from year to year.

RDATFs	2011	2012	2013	2014 DOH	2014 HSE	2015 DOH	2015 HSE
	€m	€m	€m	€m	€m	€m	€m
East Coast	0.873	0.852	0.584	0.058	0.509	0.058	0.509
Midlands	0.871	0.850	0.824	0.308	0.491	0.137	0.662
Mid West	1.534	1.496	1.452	0.148	1.260	0.148	1.260
North East	1.011	0.986	0.957	0	0.928	0	0.928
North West	0.785	0.766	0.743	0.272	0.448	0.259	0.462
North Dublin	0.847	0.826	0.801	0.456	0.321	0.310	0.467
South East	1.161	1.133	1.099	0	1.066	0	1.066
South West	0.871	0.850	0.824	0.103	0.696	0.103	0.696
Southern	1.060	1.034	1.003	0	0.973	0	0.973
Western	0.720	0.703	0.682	0.137	0.524	0.137	0.524
Total	9.733	9.496	8.969	1.482	7.216	1.152	7.547

The data in respect of 2014 and 2015 respectively reflects the fact that the Department of Health transferred €21.04m in funding relating to Drug and Alcohol Task Force projects to the HSE on 1 January 2014, with a further €1.02m transferring on 1 January 2015.

Item Type

Dail Debates

Publication Type

Irish-related

Drug Type

All substances

Intervention Type

Policy

Source

Oireachtas

Date

19 May 2015