Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 13 June 2024
Committee on Drugs Use
Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use: Discussion
9:30 am
Mr. Paul Reid:
If we could bring in the extent of community groups, family groups, lived experience groups and individuals over six weekends over six months, this can be done. It can be done very quickly if we are talking about a five- or six-year strategy. The kind of community groups we mean are people who are on the ground rolling up their sleeves and delivering the supports to the services. In a previous role, I was CEO of Fingal County Council. I want to mention that there are some Housing First programmes that have been a successful for people with addiction. There are ways to reach into the community and to groups that may not be the traditional headline groups that we might reach out to. If we look at some of those community voluntary groups that we brought in, this was their first outing.
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