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3rd October 2012
Alex White promises action on alcohol plan
Minister of State for Health Alex White has said he will “bring proposals on an alcohol policy to Government in the very new future”.
2nd October 2012
Drug addiction treatment centre facing closure
Coolmine Therapeutic Centre says it urgently needs €100,000 from the State in order to keep its mother and child facilities for drug addicts open.
2nd October 2012
Labour TD Alex White gets Roisin Shortall’s job as health junior minister
Dublin South TD Alex White is to replace Roisin Shortall as the new junior minister in the Department of Health, with specific responsibility for primary care.
2nd October 2012
Drugs task force warns of cuts to budget
The chair of the Mid West Drugs Task force is warning that services will be decimated if there is any further cut in funding.
2nd October 2012
Anti-drug efforts ‘undermined by bureaucracy’
The bureaucratic obsession with management objectives is undermining efforts to combat drug misuse, according to the head of the Southern Regional Drug Task Force.
1st October 2012
Free Service to Dispose of Unused Medicines Properly (DUMP)
A free service to dispose of unused or out of date medicines will be available to the general public in Cork and Kerry from today, Monday 1st October to Friday, 9th November 2012.
1st October 2012
Talk on impact drugs can have on families
The Ray of Hope family support group for families living and coping with addiction within their families present ’ The Impact of Drug Use on a Family’ in Newtownmountkennedy.
30th September 2012
Busy Offaly schedule for Drug Awareness Week
The Midland Regional Drugs Task Force (MRDTF) has announced that it is running a major Drug and Alcohol Awareness Week from October 1 - 5.
28th September 2012
Fears for future of Shortall’s alcohol strategy
Campaigners against alcohol abuse say there is “huge concern” for the future of the Government’s plan to tackle the issue following the resignation of Róisín Shortall.
26th September 2012
Minister of State for Health Róisín Shortall resigns
The Minister of State at the Department of Health Róisín Shortall has resigned.

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