Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 10 October 2024

Committee on Drugs Use

A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed)

9:30 am

Photo of David StantonDavid Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Okay. It seems to mirror the same kind of approach whereby a person is looked on as an individual. They approach the judge and are given an opportunity to engage in restorative justice or in community service. However, the crucial parts are the psychological and social supports and so forth that are in place behind them as well. Does Ms Brennan think there are enough such supports here? Could we do more with those supports? That is very often the key to what we need. I refer to the personal, psychological, social, sociological, psychiatric and health supports so that somebody can engage on a personal level. That is the same picture I am getting from what I hear Mr. Duffin saying. Will the witnesses comment on that? Could we do more in that space?

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