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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 November 2021

Tuesday, 2 November 2021

Ceisteanna (1103)

Ruairí Ó Murchú

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1103. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the expected timeframe in which details of the €80,000 funding allocation to improve access and provision of community-based drug and alcohol services will be announced; the assessments that will be used to allocate the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53280/21]

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Freagraí scríofa

Following the publication of the Department of Justice scoping report on community safety and wellbeing in Drogheda in March 2021, I announced additional funding of €150,000 to support family support services and to improve access to community-based drug and alcohol services across the North East Region.

This consists of (a) €70,000 to support family support services, which was provided for in Budget 2021 and (b) €80,000 to improve access and provision of community-based drug and alcohol services.

The €80,000 has been ring fenced for the North East Region under the additional allocation of €1 million provided in Budget 2021 to support community-based drug and alcohol services nationwide.

The Department of Health will shortly be announcing details of this new €1million funding programme.

It is anticipated that the €80,000 funding will be allocated based on an assessment of population needs in the region, which will be carried out by the HSE and the North Eastern Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force. Funding will be provided for three years initially and will be subject to a review to determine if it is delivering its expected outputs. It is intended that the funding will remain in the base and can be allocated for a further three year period.

Additional funding for drug and alcohol services was provided in Budget 2022. A factsheet on the new funding provided for in Budget 2022 which can be found at www.gov.ie/en/publication/001fc-budget-2022-factsheet/. Further details on this funding will be set out in the HSE national service plan 2022.

I am committed to improving access to and availability of and community-based drug and alcohol services in the North East region of Louth, Meath, Cavan and Monaghan.

Question No. 1104 answered with Question No. 959.
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