Ms Colette Kelleher:

What we do is health led. We feel that what we do is part and parcel of the health system, whether it involves someone in an accident and emergency department or someone in a hospital for a long time, including as part of the mental health system. We fully support and endorse a health-led approach.

Jails do not seem to work for people with addictions, irrespective of whether they develop an addiction in prison or go to prison for an addiction-related offence. There should be an emphasis on a health-led approach. Portugal, as the Deputy mentioned, is a shining example of where the emphasis is being put firmly and squarely on health and support. That is where we see ourselves as an organisation. We do not see ourselves as part of the criminal justice system but as part of the health system. That is very much where the work is, as far as we are concerned.