Each Drugs Task Force has an annual funding allocation from my Department for community-based drugs initiatives. The 2012 Allocation in respect of each Task Force is detailed in the table below.
The Drugs Task Forces are expected to have regard to the following criteria in determining allocations to individual projects:-
a) Needs identified locally;
b) Outcome of evaluation process of individual projects;
c) Need to secure approval of Department for any material change to the purpose of a funded project;
d) The need to safeguard public funding;
e) The need to protect front line service provision in line with Government policy.
The funding of projects is channelled through Government Departments and State Agencies, including the HSE, the Department of Social Protection, the VECs and Local Authorities. Organisations responsible for the delivery of projects are required to maintain proper governance arrangements, to have systems and practices for the proper management and administration of finances and to comply with tax and accounting requirements. In addition, Drugs Task Forces are required to submit an annual report to my Department in relation to their activities and annual audited accounts in relation to public funds expended directly by them.
Local Drugs Task Force
|
2012 Allocation
|
Ballyfermot
|
1,569,489
|
Ballymun
|
1,180,695
|
Blanchardstown
|
1,124,343
|
Bray
|
1,573,101
|
Canal Communities
|
1,562,243
|
Clondalkin
|
1,421,577
|
Cork
|
1,578,581
|
Dublin 12
|
1,120,360
|
Dublin North East
|
1,228,782
|
Dun Laoghaire
|
926,67
|
Finglas Cabra
|
936,590
|
Dublin North Inner City
|
2,369,624
|
Dublin South Inner City
|
2,161,821
|
Tallaght
|
1,250,347
|
Total
|
20,003,720
|
Regional Drugs Task Force
|
2012 Allocation
|
East Coast Area
|
851,596
|
Midlands
|
849,513
|
Mid West
|
1,496,428
|
North East
|
986,091
|
North West
|
765,610
|
North Dublin City & County
|
826,087
|
South East
|
1,132,703
|
South West
|
849,524
|
Southern
|
1,034,305
|
Western
|
702,677
|
Total
|
9,494,534
|
Overall Total
|
29,498,254
|