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Community Drugs Projects

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 October 2011

Tuesday, 25 October 2011

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Éamon Ó Cuív

Question:

579 Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the funding provided for community drugs projects this year; if there has been any cut in the funding during the year; the allocation to each drugs task force in 2011; if the funding to any drugs task force has been cut during the course of the year; if so, the reason for such a cut; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31282/11]

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In excess of €30 million has been made available to Local and Regional Drugs Task Forces in 2011 for community based drugs initiatives in 2011. There were no cuts to Drugs Task Force funding during the course of the year and the allocation to each Drugs Task Force is set out in the following table.

Local Drugs Task Forces

2011 Allocation

Ballyfermot

1,492,413

Ballymun

1,209,976

Blanchardstown

1,152,227

Bray

1,612,114

Canal Communities

1,600,987

Clondalkin

1,455,032

Cork

1,617,730

Dublin 12

1,148,145

Dublin North East

1,259,256

Dun Laoghaire

949,137

Finglas Cabra

959,818

North Inner City

2,428,391

South Inner City

2,215,434

Tallaght

1,281,356

Totals

20,382,016

Regional Drugs Task Forces

East Coast

872,716

Mid-West

1,533,540

Midlands

870,581

North East

1,010,546

North West

784,597

North Dublin City and Co.

846,574

South East

1,160,794

South Western

870,592

Southern

1,059,956

Western

720,104

Total

9,730,000

Overall Total

30,112,016

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