Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 March 2023

Joint Committee On Health

Dual Diagnosis and Mental Health: Discussion

Photo of Annie HoeyAnnie Hoey (Labour)
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I thank everyone. It was all really helpful. The situation became clear to me as the witnesses were speaking. I refer to making the dual-diagnosis system work through harm reduction, and whether this approach is backed up by what the legal system may look like at some point. I also refer to the imperative of political leaders and Government ensuring societal structures are in place as well to ensure that people get support from the witnesses' organisations, which are sometimes working around the system, they have homes to go to, community supports and access to GPs and all these other underpinning services. This came through very clearly in whatever everyone was saying. I am done with all my questions. I thank everyone very much. It was very insightful.