Frances Fitzgerald
Question:83 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of clinics established in the Dublin area to treat drug addicts. [7510/99]
Written Answers. - Drug Treatment Services.
The provision of drug treatment facilities in the Dublin area is a matter for the Eastern Health Board in the first instance.
To date there are nine addiction centres for drug misusers in the Dublin area located at City Clinic (Amiens Street), The Drug Treatment Centre (Pearse Street), Aisling Clinic and Fortune House (Ballyfermot), Baggot Street, Domville House (Ballymun), Patrick Street (Dun Laoghaire), Castle Street and Cork Street in the South Inner City.
The EHB operates 23 satellite clinics at Kilbarrack, Fatima Mansions, Dolphin House, Mountjoy Street, Fassaroe (Bray), Ballywaltrim (Bray), St Cronan's (Bray), Deansrath, Darndale, Mounttown Fitzgerald, Corduff, Mulhuddart, Wellmount (Finglas), Sallynoggin, Bride Street, Rathmines, Dundrum, Swords, Edenmore, Coolock, Barry Centre (Finglas), The Mews (North Circular Road), Millbrook Lawns (Tallaght).
There are a further eight support satellite clinics provided by voluntary organisations at Merchant's Quay, Killinarden, Fettercairn, St. Aengus, Clondalkin Addiction Support Project (C.A.S.P), Brookfield, Jobstown and ARC in Crumlin.
The mobile clinic service operates on sites in the north inner city, south inner city, Ballymun and Blanchardstown. This service reaches more chaotic drug users who are addicted to opiates, are injecting their drugs and are incapable of stabilising on methadone maintenance.
Detoxification facilities are provided at Beaumont Hospital and Cuan Dara in Cherry Orchard Hospital.