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

The process at Electric Picnic is about dealing with the issue where people have acquired drugs that may be dangerous. The idea is that we have a box where a person can drop in a sample that is analysed. If it is identified as being dangerous, the message is sent out through social media about a particular drug that may be circulating. The idea is to save lives and make sure somebody does not take the drug. In the past two years, more than 100 different samples were dropped in. Dangerous substances were identified and the message went out. We must remember a large number of people attend Electric Picnic. We could have anything up to 100 people having access to a dangerous drug that is circulating, which could cause large problems in itself.