The Western Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force (RDATF) assess the extent and nature of the drug problem in their area and coordinate action at local level so that there is a targeted response to the drug problem in local communities. They implement the National Drugs Strategy in the context of the needs of their region through action plans which have identified existing and emerging gaps in the areas of supply reduction, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and research. The area of operation of the Task Force covers the counties of Galway, Mayo and Roscommon. Funding allocated from the Drugs Initiative of my Department to support community drugs projects in the Task Force area since 2012 is set out in the following table.
2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
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€702,677
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€681,597
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€136,994*
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€136,994
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*Operational responsibility for €524,155 in funding for community drugs projects in the Western RDATF area transferred from my Department to the HSE with effect from 1 January 2014. This accounts for the reduction in funding from the Drugs Initiative in 2014.