Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 27 November 2025

Committee on Drugs Use

Substance Use and Young People: Discussion

2:00 am

Photo of Colm BurkeColm Burke (Cork North-Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

My apologies for being late. Unfortunately, I was caught up in a matter in the Dáil. One of the issues that has been mentioned is new drugs becoming available and getting information out about the danger of them. Could we do a lot more in that area? When we get information back, do we have the structures for getting the information out and warning of the dangers? For instance, we have done this very effectively at festivals. A sampling process has been set up at some festivals and it has worked really well in getting the word out that a particular product available at the event may be dangerous. Overall, should we do more on this and how can we set up the structures to make sure we get the information out?

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.