Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There is one important line which assistant commissioner Jack Nolan mentioned, and I hope it is the line the media picks up on. We do not want the media picking up on the policing of the facilities. The assistant commissioner said the Garda Síochána fully supported the model which was being progressed and was aware that it was a health-led model. This is the initiative we should all be working towards. If this is the message which goes out from all of us, it is a good basis on which to start. While the Garda Síochána has responsibility for policing, it is well aware that this is a health issue as well as a criminal issue for the higher levels in the sale and supply chain.

There is a recognition that drugs use is increasingly being dealt with as a health issue rather than a criminal justice issue.