The budget allocation for the twenty four Local and Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Forces from the Drugs Initiative of the Department of Health and the Health Service Executive for 2017 to 2018 is set out in the table:
LDATF
|
2017 DOH
|
2017 HSE
|
2018 DOH
|
2018 HSE
|
Ballyfermot
|
€255,446
|
€1,231,286
|
€255,446
|
€1,231,286
|
Ballymun
|
€422,958
|
€697,957
|
€422,958
|
€697,957
|
Blanchardstown
|
€179,305
|
€913,589
|
€179,305
|
€913,589
|
Bray
|
€573,860
|
€916,271
|
€573,860
|
€916,271
|
Canal Communities
|
€338,605
|
€1,141,309
|
€338,605
|
€1,141,309
|
Clondalkin
|
€388,114
|
€1,007,948
|
€388,114
|
€1,007,948
|
Cork
|
€411,988
|
€1,108,299
|
€411,988
|
€1,108,299
|
Dublin 12
|
€70,397
|
€993,750
|
€70,397
|
€993,750
|
Dublin NE
|
€239,971
|
€777,116
|
€239,971
|
€777,116
|
Dun Laoghaire
|
€94,676
|
€786,755
|
€94,676
|
€786,755
|
Finglas Cabra
|
€263,277
|
€627,960
|
€263,277
|
€627,960
|
NIC
|
€394,856
|
€1,834,723
|
€394,856
|
€1,834,723
|
SIC
|
€176,043
|
€1,868,014
|
€176,043
|
€1,868,014
|
Tallaght
|
€336,022
|
€898,930
|
€336,022
|
€898,930
|
Total LDATF
|
€4,145,518
|
€14,803,907
|
€4,145,518
|
€14,803,907
|
|
|
|
|
|
RDATF
|
2017 DOH
|
2017 HSE
|
2018 DOH
|
2018 HSE
|
East Coast Area
|
€58,200
|
€508,500
|
€58,200
|
€508,500
|
Midland
|
€136,816
|
€662,491
|
€136,816
|
€662,491
|
Mid-West
|
€147,982
|
€1,260,007
|
€147,982
|
€1,260,007
|
North East
|
€0
|
€927,813
|
€0
|
€927,813
|
North West
|
€258,633
|
€461,730
|
€258,633
|
€461,730
|
North Dublin City & Co.
|
€266,245
|
€511,019
|
€266,245
|
€511,019
|
South East
|
€0
|
€1,065,760
|
€0
|
€1,065,760
|
South West
|
€102,820
|
€696,497
|
€102,820
|
€696,497
|
Southern
|
€0
|
€973,178
|
€0
|
€973,178
|
Western
|
€136,994
|
€524,155
|
€136,994
|
€524,155
|
Total RDATF
|
€1,107,690
|
€7,591,150
|
€1,107,690
|
€7,591,150
|
Overall Total
|
|
€27,648,265
|
|
€27,648,265
|
In recognition of the key role Drug and Alcohol Task Forces play in providing a targeted response to the drug problem in local communities, I will shortly be announcing details of a range of new funding initiatives to strengthen the capacity of Task Forces to support the implementation of Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery during 2018.