Ms Colette Kelleher:

We will talk more about the Garda aspect. We were members of the drugs task force and the Garda are important active members. The different agencies involved are working in concert and each knows what the other is doing.

In terms of hospitalisation and the links with the health system, as part of what is happening in Cork, there is a new programme based on in-reach into hospitals, not just at the point of accident and emergency departments but also for people who are frequent visitors to hospitals with addiction issues at the root of their need to be hospitalised. A new integrated programme is being rolled out. One of the issues on which the HSE wants to work with us is on the provision of a door-to-door approach whereby a person would leave the hospital and come to treatment. We are delighted with that. The system is in the process of being rolled out. It is a very important initiative. It is part of the reason that the Tabor Group was started in the first place. Sr. Margaret from the Mercy Hospital noticed 30 years ago that there were an awful lot of repeat visits. Many people were frequently in hospital but the underlying issue that was bringing them there was not being addressed. In a way, it is going back to Tabor's roots. We are delighted to be working with the HSE on the initiative. Mr. Devine will speak about the Garda.