Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 16 October 2025

Committee on Drugs Use

Intergenerational Trauma: Discussion

2:00 am

Mr. Jay Collins:

I do not think so. If I can say one other thing, and I am not disagreeing with anything that has been said and whether it is the right place or not, but a big thing is what people are coming out to. This is another big issue. I am not saying it is the right place but sometimes people may actually do okay in prison. They are in there for a while and may stabilise or whatever, but what are they coming out to and what supports are there? It not just about what environment they are coming out to. Very often, there are no supports, from what I can see. Once people are out of prison, that is it. There is no continuation.

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