Drug Treatment Programmes Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 October 2019

Tuesday, 15 October 2019

Questions (426, 427)

John Curran

Question:

426. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the average length of time for which a person remains on a methadone programme; the average cost per annum in maintaining a person on a programme; the number of locations from which methadone programmes are operated; the number of persons provided for on average at these locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42042/19]

John Curran

Question:

427. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the year in which the persons currently on methadone treatment entered the treatment programme in the past twenty years in tabular form. [42043/19]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health

I propose to take Questions Nos. 426 and 427 together.

As these are service matters they have been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.