Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 14 June 2022
Joint Committee On Health
Addiction Services: Discussion
Ms Colette Kelleher:
We are spending money anyway. If somebody goes to prison, we are spending public money. I would make the case that spending money in a different way and in a health-led way would be likely to be the most effective and humane use of money. We have learned from countries like Portugal that there are better outcomes. The money is being spent anyway, so why not spend it in a way that is likely to succeed?
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