❓ Hon Adele Farina asks about the allocation of Drug and Alcohol Services funding and staffing in the South West electoral district. The response details funding amounts and identifies St John of God Health Care as the sole non-government agency receiving funding for these services in the area.
AnsweredQoN 1375Legislative Council
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I refer to Budget Paper No. 2, Volume 1 at page 399, "Services and Key Efficiency Indicators", line item Drug and Alcohol Services, and ask: (a) of the 199 employees, how many are based in the South West electoral district and where are they based; (b) of the total 2014-15 State Budget for Drug and Alcohol Services, how much is allocated to the South West electoral district; (c) for each of 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14, of the total State Budget for Drug and Alcohol Services, how much was allocated to the South West electoral district; (d) are any drug and alcohol services purchased from non-government agencies in the South West electoral district; and (e) if yes to (d), what are those agencies, and how much government funding did each agency receive in each of 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14?
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Answered
16 September 2014
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
35 days
(a) Nil. The Drug and Alcohol Office (DAO) only has employees based in the Perth Metropolitan Area. Services are purchased by DAO that operate in all regions including the South West.
(b) $1,192,207.
(c) 2011‑12 = $962,765; 2012‑13 = $ 975,321; 2013‑14 = $1,098,074.
(d) Yes.
(e) St John of God Health Care, operating the South West Community Drug Service Team, was the only agency to receive funding, and received the amounts listed in the response to c).
(b) $1,192,207.
(c) 2011‑12 = $962,765; 2012‑13 = $ 975,321; 2013‑14 = $1,098,074.
(d) Yes.
(e) St John of God Health Care, operating the South West Community Drug Service Team, was the only agency to receive funding, and received the amounts listed in the response to c).
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