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[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Questions - Health services [Treatment data] [59181/21]. (01 Dec 2021)

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177. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if the Health Research Board LINK system National drug Treatment Recording System is used by regional drugs and alcohol task forces to make decisions on funding; if this is a policy that is being driven by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59181/21] 

Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Frankie Feighan: The National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS) captures information about drug and alcohol treatment in Ireland. Publicly funded drug and alcohol services are required to return information to the NDTRS for people who use their services. The most recent NDTRS bulletins on treatment data for 2020 were published by the Health Research Board in July 2021. 

The NDTRS can be used as a tool to monitor and report on treatment services and to identify emerging needs; it can also be used to inform resource allocation at a regional level by CHOs and task forces. 

It is a matter for CHOs and task forces to identify and determine population needs for the provision of drug and alcohol services. NDTRS data can play a useful role in informing this process.  

I am committed to developing evidence-based policies and services, supported by high-quality monitoring, evaluation and research.

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