Ms Katy MacAndrew:

We have started the trauma informed approach in the community in Ballymun. All of the agencies, both statutory and non-statutory, are involved and we are starting to gain momentum. That is an offshoot of decriminalisation and a more compassionate way of understanding why people use drugs and alcohol. We are trying to get the gardaí involved in that too. It is separate but part of what the Deputy asked about with regard to how we look at substance use. People in some services or agencies do not really understand this. There has been substantial buy-in to the Ballymun trauma informed approach. It is in the early stages but it is happening. It is a subset of the decriminalisation issue.