Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 27 November 2025
Committee on Drugs Use
Substance Use and Young People: Discussion
2:00 am
Colm 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?
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