Ms Caron McCaffrey:

At present we spend about €4.5 million on addiction services. We continuously increase our investment in that regard. There are some specifics in the drugs strategy that we have sought funding for through the 2025 Estimates process, specifically the dual-diagnosis model. We have been working with the HSE to develop a dual-diagnosis pilot in Cork Prison. It would be jointly resourced. Both the HSE and ourselves have sought resources to get that model up and running. We know, and Ms Sarah Hume who is the acting head of psychology knows better, that a lot of people who present with an addiction issue have a co-morbidity with a mental health issue. We want to start dealing with people in a much more holistic way. There is no point in just dealing with the addiction. We need to see people and their problems as a whole person so that we can be effective.