Drug Treatment Programmes Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 December 2017

Thursday, 14 December 2017

Ceisteanna (422)

Billy Kelleher

Ceist:

422. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in receipt of opioid substitution treatment outside prisons. [53873/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Health

The HSE maintains the Central Treatment List, which is a register of all clients in receipt of opioid substitution treatment for problem opiate use in Ireland. As at 31 October 2017, the latest month for which figures are available, 9,674 individuals were in receipt of opioid substitution treatment outside of the prison setting.

Question No. 423 answered with Question No. 392.