Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 6 November 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion
9:30 am
Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I welcome the Minister of State and the officials. He has only been in the role since 10 April but, to be fair, he has an excellent handle on the portfolio. The granular detail he has at his fingertips is quite impressive. We all know that on Saturday nights in our cities and towns throughout the country cocaine is freely available. An audit has been done on the six new regional health areas. The Minister of State said that in the mapping work that has been done there are discrepancies with regard to supports. Will the Minister of State elaborate on this and tell us where the discrepancies are and what is being done to address them?
No comments