€3.5m Allocated To Assist In Fight Against Drugs

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Community and voluntary organisations are in line to benefit.

Community and voluntary organisations throughout the country will receive millions of euros in funding to assist in the fight against drugs.

Minister for State for Public Health, Wellbeing, and National Drug Strategy, Hildegarde Naughton, has made the announcement this morning.

The money will be used to maintain the current level of drug and health services provided by community and voluntary organisations, with €3.5 million being allocated.

Over €400,000 of that will benefit the CHO8 area, which includes Laois, Offaly and Westmeath.

Minister Hildegarde Naughton say the money will be invested in the communities:

See the full breakdown of the €3.5 million fund below:

CHO1

Donegal, Sligo/Leitrim/West Cavan, Cavan/Monaghan

€330,000

CHO2

Galway, Roscommon, Mayo

€330,000

CHO3

Clare, Limerick, North Tipperary/East Limerick

€330,000

CHO4

Kerry, Cork

€445,000

CHO5

South Tipperary, Carlow/Kilkenny, Waterford, Wexford

€330,000

CHO6

Wicklow/Dun Laoghaire/Dublin South East

€400,000

CHO7

Kildare/West Wicklow, Dublin West, Dublin South City, Dublin South West

€445,000

CHO8

Laois/Offaly, Longford/Westmeath, Louth/Meath

€445,000

CHO9

Dublin North City and County

€445,000

 

€445,000 euro is not enough to tackle the fight against drugs.

That's according to the Athlone Drugs Awareness Group, as funding is being allocated to CHO8, which includes Laois, Offaly and Westmeath.

Treasurer of the group, Jim Henson says we're holding a lid over a boiling pot rather than turning off the heat:

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