Teresa Costello (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I apologise for logging in late.

I was in communication with councillors around the country and some had questions they want me to ask here. Councillor Mike Cubbard from Galway, having attended a recovery-group event, said there is a lack of recovery homes in the Galway area. He asked whether there is a plan to create more recovery homes to stop the revolving door from prison to the streets and back into addiction. He requested more support for people. Councillor Christy Burke mentioned the need for more funding for rehab centres and additional detox beds to help people get out of addiction. He works very closely with people in addiction and sees it from day to day. I have had contact from Mayo councillors who said it feels like a big issue in every rural town and village. They said hospital waiting lists have spiralled out of control and that assistance needs to be more targeted.