Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 25 September 2025
Committee on Drugs Use
Family Supports: Discussion
2:00 am
Ms Anita Harris:
I will answer, although Suzanne probably is the best person to answer this, but just to state that there should be no profile. Coolmine is now unfortunately at a point where we are looking at those who are most at risk. We are having to go through assessments. What it is falling down to is what children are most at risk of going into care and which parent is most at risk. We have 24 women with children waiting on a bed in a mother and child facility today. They will never get a bed. We look for alternatives but there are no community alternatives that provide additional childcare. We will more than likely hear that their children have ended up in the care system and the women's substance use will get dramatically worse. I will let Ms Tackaberry answer the who's who question.
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