Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 25 September 2025
Committee on Drugs Use
Family Supports: Discussion
2:00 am
Ms Aileen Malone:
It is very difficult to follow the speakers before me. All I can do is echo and completely agree with them. If we are serious about tackling problematic drug use, we must look at all the people around the person in addiction and help and support them. If we take a long-term view, we must tackle intergenerational drug use, prioritise children and put the proper supports in place. In the context of the whole chaos around crèche places at the moment, we must put proper supports in place for children. We also must take account of neurodiversity as well as trauma and put a lot of resources into those areas.
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