Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 July 2017
955. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health further to his comments at the launch of the National Drugs Strategy, the areas which the €3 million additional funding referred to in his speech will be used to fund in 2017, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35849/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Department of Health allocated an additional €3m to the HSE for drugs-related measures in 2017. It is intended that this additional funding will be used to:
- establish a pilot supervised injecting facility in Dublin city centre during 2017;
- increase access to buprenorphine/naloxone and buprenorphine products as an alternative treatment for the identified cohorts of patients for whom methadone treatment is not suitable;
- address gaps in addiction service provision for under 18s; and
- provide more detoxification places in community and residential settings next year.
