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Minister Jennifer Murnane visited the Ana Liffey drugs project, which supports people across the Mid-West
A FUNDING boost of more than €100,000 will ensure the continuation of the women’s health service in the Ana Liffey drugs project in the Mid-West.
Minister Jennifer Murnane with responsibility for public health, wellbeing and the national drugs strategy announced funding of €126,562 at a visit.
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The Ana Liffey drug project supports people affected by addiction, homelessness and exclusion across the Mid-West.
The women’s health programme started in 2024 to deliver gender-sensitive, trauma-informed supports to women who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
It supports women, so that they can access addiction services, healthcare, housing supports and specialist responses to domestic violence, parenting needs and reproductive health.
So far, more than 100 women have engaged with the programme for the first time.
The programme is funded through the HSE supported with a partnership with the primary care services and University Hospital Limerick.
Minister Murnane also learned about the Law Engagement Assisted Recovery (LEAR), which has been running since 2022 in partnership with the gardaí and supports people with complex needs in relation to addiction, criminality, homelessness and mental health.
She acknowledged the huge impact of the women's health service and said: “In its short time in operation, it has had an incredible impact, supporting homeless women and women at risk of homelessness to access the health services to which they are entitled.”
She added that programmes like the women's health and LEAR “are built around dignity, compassion and real partnership.”
PJ who used the services of Ana Liffey said: “They were with me every single day.”
The Ana Liffey drug project puts people first and has been providing services in the Mid-West since 2012 and continues to play a vital role in supporting individuals, families and communities affected by drug and alcohol use.
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