Matt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I refer to the medically supervised injecting facilities. We talk about Merchant's Quay, and this has been spoken about for a number of years. Dr. Keenan has stated he wants to do a six-month evaluation and a final evaluation at 18 months. Again, these are being used across other countries. What are we going to evaluate in Ireland that has not been evaluated elsewhere? Why are we waiting so long to get this project off the ground and to try to have further ones around the country?