Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 20 June 2024

Committee on Drugs Use

Drug Use Policy: HSE, Department of Justice and Department of Health

9:30 am

Photo of Mark WardMark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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Before it became a dual diagnosis service, Keltoi was also open to other people. For example, if someone was doing a methadone detox in Cuan Dara in Cherry Orchard, there was a door-to-door service whereby they could detox in Cuan Dara and then start their rehabilitation journey in Keltoi. That is the piece of the jigsaw that is missing. People finish their detox and, more than likely, they are going back out into the community because that space is not there for rehabilitation. That is another aspect that needs to be looked at outside of dual diagnosis.