Ms Siobhán McArdle:

Access to drug services is not just through the route of being referred by An Garda Síochána. We have open access self-referral and there are many channels through which people access services be it through going online on drugs.ie, access through the HSE website or through engagement with healthcare professionals or even family and loved ones. The publication of that map of services is targeted so people can find it on their phones. It could be a family member who is worried about somebody in his or her family with problematic drug or alcohol use. It could be his or her GP or somebody within the health service. I want to make sure people understand that there is not just one channel. In fact, that would be a very minor channel of access and we would encourage anybody who is concerned about problematic drug use to avail of those resources because they are available across the community.