Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 10 October 2024

Committee on Drugs Use

A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed)

9:30 am

Mr. Tony Duffin:

As I was saying earlier, it is in Dublin and in the mid-west. The premise is that people come to the attention of the Garda for antisocial or criminal behaviour and the gardaí realise there is an underlying health issue. They do not need to be a medic to realise that. They get to know people and realise that there is a drug issue or a mental health issue. Since 2014 we have been developing a working relationship with An Garda Síochána. We established it in Limerick city last year and gardaí make referrals to us. It is going really well.

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