Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 October 2020
720. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if the reference to the €1 million for task forces in budget 2021 is funding allocated from the three-year strategic health initiatives that are already under way or if this is a new and separate allocation. [31549/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraBudget 2021 allocated €10m in new developments for drug and alcohol services and inclusion health. This includes €1m for targeted drug and alcohol initiatives through the network of drug and alcohol task forces. This new funding is separate to that previously allocated in 2019.
It is my intention that the new resources should be directed towards new and emerging needs, informed by the mid-term review of actions in the national drugs strategy. I will announce details of the new funding in due course.
