Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is a positive step for people who are heroin users who will now have a facility where they have access to a range of services. I am trying to set up a day centre in Cork where many people are staying in facilities at night and find themselves on the street during the day with no place to go. We need to create a day centre. We also need to provide a range of supports in that day centre. Many of those supports are spread throughout the city at the moment and it would be better if they were in one spot. People who are unfortunately homeless are ending up the Simon Community or other facilities at night. If they have some place to go during the day they can also get access to services. The important issue about people who have addiction problems is getting access to services.