Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health
Frank Feighan (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
The minute I was appointed I met with the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, and the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, in the Custom House. It was a very interesting collaboration. I have visited the Housing First initiative in Waterford, which is really the way forward. If this Department's wraparound facilities for people who are homeless and also use drugs during the Covid-19 crisis can be called a success, it has been a major one because we have saved hundreds of lives. I thank all the stakeholders for the work they have done on that. There is collaboration.
Finally, I do not think the issue of medicinal cannabis is in my brief but I will ask Dr. Keenan to respond.
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