The Department of Health allocated funding of almost €100 million to the HSE for addiction services in 2019.
The HSE National Service Plan for 2019 sets out the type and volume of addiction services to be provided, having regard to the funding allocated.
In addition, the Department provides a further €28 million to Drug and Alcohol Task Forces through various channels of funding including the HSE.
On 6th March 2019, I announced additional funding of €1 million for implementation of the National Drugs Strategy; "Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery".
This funding, which will be provided on a recurring, multi-annual basis, will address the priorities set down in the Strategy including early harm reduction responses, emerging trends in substance misuse, and improving services for at-risk groups.
Working in partnership with statutory, community and voluntary sectors is central to this response.
I therefore invited the Local and Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Forces, and the HSE, to a consultation meeting in the Department of Health on 26th March to discuss how best to target the additional funding.
Table 1.1. details local and regional Task Force funding for the last ten years.
Table 2.2. provides estimation of adult population by DATF Area.
Table 1.1
LDATF
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014 DOH
|
2014 HSE
|
2015 DOH
|
2015 HSE
|
Ballyfermot
|
€1,533,826
|
€1,492,413
|
€1,569,489
|
€1,522,404
|
€461,150
|
€1,025,582
|
€255,446
|
€1,231,286
|
Ballymun
|
€1,243,552
|
€1,209,976
|
€1,180,695
|
€1,145,274
|
€632,817
|
€488,098
|
€422,958
|
€697,957
|
Blanchardstown
|
€1,184,200
|
€1,152,227
|
€1,124,343
|
€1,090,613
|
€179,305
|
€913,589
|
€179,305
|
€913,589
|
Bray
|
€1,656,849
|
€1,612,114
|
€1,573,101
|
€1,525,908
|
€573,860
|
€916,271
|
€573,860
|
€916,271
|
Canal Communities
|
€1,645,413
|
€1,600,987
|
€1,562,243
|
€1,515,376
|
€338,605
|
€1,141,309
|
€338,605
|
€1,141,309
|
Clondalkin
|
€1,495,408
|
€1,455,032
|
€1,421,577
|
€1,428,930
|
€388,114
|
€1,007,948
|
€388,114
|
€1,007,948
|
Cork
|
€1,662,621
|
€1,617,730
|
€1,578,581
|
€1,531,224
|
€411,988
|
€1,108,299
|
€411,988
|
€1,108,299
|
Dublin 12
|
€1,180,005
|
€1,148,145
|
€1,120,360
|
€1,086,749
|
€74,013
|
€990,134
|
€70,997
|
€993,150
|
Dublin NE
|
€1,294,199
|
€1,259,256
|
€1,228,782
|
€988,234
|
€422,251
|
€594,836
|
€422,251
|
€594,836
|
Dun Laoghaire
|
€975,475
|
€949,137
|
€926,167
|
€898,382
|
€94,676
|
€786,755
|
€94,676
|
€786,755
|
Finglas Cabra
|
€986,452
|
€959,818
|
€936,590
|
€908,492
|
€263,277
|
€627,960
|
€263,277
|
€627,960
|
NIC
|
€2,495,777
|
€2,428,391
|
€2,369,624
|
€2,298,535
|
€576,956
|
€1,652,623
|
€494,856
|
€1,734,723
|
SIC
|
€2,276,911
|
€2,215,434
|
€2,161,821
|
€2,096,966
|
€255,720
|
€1,788,337
|
€176,043
|
€1,868,014
|
Tallaght
|
€1,316,913
|
€1,281,356
|
€1,250,347
|
€1,262,837
|
€452,712
|
€782,240
|
€341,438
|
€893,514
|
Total LDATF
|
€20,947,601
|
€20,382,016
|
€20,003,720
|
€19,299,924
|
€5,125,444
|
€13,823,981
|
€4,433,814
|
€14,515,611
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RDATF
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014 DOH
|
2014 HSE
|
2015 DOH
|
2015 HSE
|
East Coast Area
|
€896,933
|
€872,716
|
€851,596
|
€584,227
|
€58,200
|
€508,500
|
€58,200
|
€508,500
|
Midland
|
€894,739
|
€870,581
|
€849,513
|
€824,028
|
€307,810
|
€491,497
|
€136,816
|
€662,491
|
Mid-West
|
€1,576,095
|
€1,533,540
|
€1,496,428
|
€1,451,535
|
€147,982
|
€1,260,007
|
€147,982
|
€1,260,007
|
North East
|
€1,038,588
|
€1,010,546
|
€986,091
|
€956,508
|
€0
|
€927,813
|
€0
|
€927,813
|
North West
|
€806,369
|
€784,597
|
€765,610
|
€742,642
|
€272,485
|
€447,878
|
€258,633
|
€461,730
|
North Dublin City & Co.
|
€870,066
|
€846,574
|
€826,087
|
€801,304
|
€456,080
|
€321,184
|
€309,778
|
€467,486
|
South East
|
€1,193,005
|
€1,160,794
|
€1,132,703
|
€1,098,722
|
€0
|
€1,065,760
|
€0
|
€1,065,760
|
South West
|
€894,750
|
€870,592
|
€849,524
|
€824,038
|
€102,820
|
€696,497
|
€102,820
|
€696,497
|
Southern
|
€1,089,369
|
€1,059,956
|
€1,034,305
|
€1,003,276
|
€0
|
€973,178
|
€0
|
€973,178
|
Western
|
€740,085
|
€720,104
|
€702,677
|
€681,597
|
€136,994
|
€524,155
|
€136,994
|
€524,155
|
Total RDATF
|
€9,999,999
|
€9,730,000
|
€9,494,534
|
€8,967,877
|
€1,482,371
|
€7,216,469
|
€1,151,223
|
€7,547,617
|
LDATF
|
2016 DOH
|
2016 HSE
|
2017 DOH
|
2017 HSE
|
2018 DOH
|
2018 HSE
|
2019 DOH
|
2019 HSE
|
Ballyfermot
|
€255,446
|
€1,231,286
|
€255,446
|
€1,231,286
|
€255,446
|
€1,231,286
|
€255,446
|
€1,231,286
|
Ballymun
|
€422,958
|
€697,957
|
€422,958
|
€697,957
|
€422,958
|
€697,957
|
€422,958
|
€697,957
|
Blanchardstown
|
€179,305
|
€913,589
|
€179,305
|
€913,589
|
€179,305
|
€913,589
|
€179,305
|
€913,589
|
Bray
|
€573,860
|
€916,271
|
€573,860
|
€916,271
|
€573,860
|
€916,271
|
€573,860
|
€916,271
|
Canal Communities
|
€338,605
|
€1,141,309
|
€338,605
|
€1,141,309
|
€338,605
|
€1,141,309
|
€338,605
|
€1,141,309
|
Clondalkin
|
€388,114
|
€1,007,948
|
€388,114
|
€1,007,948
|
€388,114
|
€1,007,948
|
€388,114
|
€1,007,948
|
Cork
|
€411,988
|
€1,108,299
|
€411,988
|
€1,108,299
|
€411,988
|
€1,108,299
|
€411,988
|
€1,108,299
|
Dublin 12
|
€70,397
|
€993,750
|
€70,397
|
€993,750
|
€70,397
|
€993,750
|
€70,397
|
€993,750
|
Dublin NE
|
€239,971
|
€777,116
|
€239,971
|
€777,116
|
€239,971
|
€777,116
|
€239,971
|
€777,116
|
Dun Laoghaire
|
€94,676
|
€786,755
|
€94,676
|
€786,755
|
€94,676
|
€786,755
|
€94,676
|
€786,755
|
Finglas Cabra
|
€263,277
|
€627,960
|
€263,277
|
€627,960
|
€263,277
|
€627,960
|
€263,277
|
€627,960
|
NIC
|
€394,856
|
€1,834,723
|
€394,856
|
€1,834,723
|
€394,856
|
€1,834,723
|
€394,856
|
€1,834,723
|
SIC
|
€176,043
|
€1,868,014
|
€176,043
|
€1,868,014
|
€176,043
|
€1,868,014
|
€176,043
|
€1,868,014
|
Tallaght
|
€336,022
|
€898,930
|
€336,022
|
€898,930
|
€336,022
|
€898,930
|
€336,022
|
€898,930
|
Total LDATF
|
€4,145,518
|
€14,803,907
|
€4,145,518
|
€14,803,907
|
€4,145,518
|
€14,803,907
|
€4,145,518
|
€14,803,907
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RDATF
|
2016 DOH
|
2016 HSE
|
2017 DOH
|
2017 HSE
|
2018 DOH
|
2018 HSE
|
2018 DOH
|
2018 HSE
|
East Coast Area
|
€58,200
|
€508,500
|
€58,200
|
€508,500
|
€58,200
|
€508,500
|
€58,200
|
€508,500
|
Midland
|
€136,816
|
€662,491
|
€136,816
|
€662,491
|
€136,816
|
€662,491
|
€136,816
|
€662,491
|
Mid-West
|
€147,982
|
€1,260,007
|
€147,982
|
€1,260,007
|
€147,982
|
€1,260,007
|
€147,982
|
€1,260,007
|
North East
|
€0
|
€927,813
|
€0
|
€927,813
|
€0
|
€927,813
|
€0
|
€927,813
|
North West
|
€258,633
|
€461,730
|
€258,633
|
€461,730
|
€258,633
|
€461,730
|
€258,633
|
€461,730
|
North Dublin City & Co.
|
€266,245
|
€511,019
|
€266,245
|
€511,019
|
€266,245
|
€511,019
|
€266,245
|
€511,019
|
South East
|
€0
|
€1,065,760
|
€0
|
€1,065,760
|
€0
|
€1,065,760
|
€0
|
€1,065,760
|
South West
|
€102,820
|
€696,497
|
€102,820
|
€696,497
|
€102,820
|
€696,497
|
€102,820
|
€696,497
|
Southern
|
€0
|
€973,178
|
€0
|
€973,178
|
€0
|
€973,178
|
€0
|
€973,178
|
Western
|
€136,994
|
€524,155
|
€136,994
|
€524,155
|
€136,994
|
€524,155
|
€136,994
|
€524,155
|
Total RDATF
|
€1,107,690
|
€7,591,150
|
€1,107,690
|
€7,591,150
|
€1,107,690
|
€7,591,150
|
€1,107,690
|
€7,591,150
|
Table 2.2
Estimation of Adult population by DATF Area
|
|
DATF Name
|
Adult Population
|
LDTF: Ballymun
|
12,399
|
LDTF: Canal Communities
|
12,333
|
LDTF: North Inner City
|
60,222
|
LDTF: Ballyfermot
|
17,677
|
LDTF: Dublin South Inner City
|
60,513
|
LDTF: Finglas-Cabra
|
43,142
|
LDTF: Tallaght
|
65,936
|
LDTF: Dublin North East
|
80,022
|
LDTF: Cork LDTF
|
101,733
|
LDTF: Blanchardstown
|
50,052
|
LDTF: Dublin 12
|
45,666
|
LDTF: Clondalkin
|
60,720
|
LDTF: Bray
|
24,659
|
RDTF: South East
|
387,700
|
RDTF: Midland
|
216,057
|
RDTF: Mid-West
|
298,681
|
RDTF: East Coast
|
101,889
|
LDTF: Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown
|
168,726
|
RDTF: South West
|
269,045
|
RDTF: North Eastern
|
333,776
|
RDTF: North Dublin City and County
|
219,028
|
RDTF: Southern
|
423,946
|
RDTF: Western
|
352,277
|
RDTF: North West
|
202,463
|