Results 701-720 of 1,068,524 for in 'Dáil debates' OR in 'Committee meetings' (speaker:Mick Barry OR speaker:Martin Ferris OR speaker:Charlie McConalogue OR speaker:Willie O'Dea OR speaker:Norma Foley OR speaker:John McGuinness OR speaker:Colm Burke)
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Colm Burke: Let me give the Deputy the response. The response shows funding has increased from €134.9 million up to €161.7 million in 2023. That is a 28% increase in funding.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Colm Burke: The Deputy is looking at the core funding for the task forces but there are different initiatives-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Colm Burke: I am giving you a response.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Colm Burke: Let me give you the response. In addition to the core funding the task forces are getting, they are also getting funding for additional projects they take on. It is not a case that they are getting less funding. It depends. For instance, taking the example I gave regarding Tallaght and the south inner city, there was additional funding for those projects to those task forces. It is not a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Colm Burke: When you take into account-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Colm Burke: -----that additional funding is provided through the HSE to each of these task forces as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Colm Burke: Did Mr. Walsh want to come in there?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Colm Burke: I will ask Ms McArdle to address that question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Colm Burke: When you take into account the additional projects they take on, for instance I gave the Deputy the example of south inner city and Tallaght, where they took on additional projects additional funding was provided for them. That is part of the whole thing. This is co-ordinated by the HSE.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Colm Burke: The Deputy will also have to take into account-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Colm Burke: I have been in the Department since April and my staff are focused on dealing with the policy area of drugs and alcohol addiction, providing support to the various agencies and liaising with the HSE. They are not-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Colm Burke: The number of people receiving treatment increased by 1,000 last year. It is up to 13,000 for drug addiction and 8,000 for alcohol addiction.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Colm Burke: Absolutely. I have given the figures-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Colm Burke: Which particular aspect of the strategy? Regarding task forces, it is about working in the community. This is where the review arises. We are talking about a new policy from 2025 onwards. All of the parties involved – we already have the citizens’ assembly, the Oireachtas committee-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Colm Burke: My understanding is that we will be working on that and it will be quarter 1 of 2025.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Colm Burke: In any new policy, we have to take into account the citizens’ assembly, the Oireachtas committee and the views expressed in the 800 submissions that Ms McArdle outlined. The Government has the final decision over what the final policy will be, but all of those factors have to be taken into account in finalising the policy document. It is a-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Colm Burke: No, I did not say that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Colm Burke: No.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Colm Burke: Just-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Colm Burke: The final decision on any new strategy has to be taken by the Government. No matter who is in government, it will have to take into account the citizens’ assembly and what came from that, and also what came from the Oireachtas committee, which has produced an interim report. It is on that basis that the next Government will have to sign off on what the new policy will be. We have to...