Tabor Lodge funding
Deputy Stanton warns that Tabor Lodge addiction services in Cork may close without support. The Minister of State says there are many treatment centres nationally, extra funding has been allocated, and the local HSE must decide the capital issue.
I am sure the Taoiseach will agree with me that we need many more treatment centres for people suffering from addiction to alcohol, drugs and gambling. Tabor Lodge in Cork is under severe financial pressure and I am worried it might have to close. It is one such centre. We need many more of them. Will the Government act to ensure it does not close?
Comment on this
There are 422 treatment centres around the country dealing with drug and alcohol addiction. Last year, over 13,000 people received treatment for drug addiction and 8,000 people received treatment for alcohol addiction. Additional funding has been allocated for this year. The case of Tabor Lodge only came to my attention in May 2024. I understand that the capital funding it requires will come in under the HSE budget but that is a decision for the HSE at local level.