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
Ms Siobhán McArdle:
Part of the purpose of the review was to identify how well it works and how it serves those communities. This is absolutely a pilot project. We know from other jurisdictions that this kind of harm reduction measure is an important tool in the overall toolbox. If we are seeing the same needs arising in other parts of the country, we will absolutely have to actively consider it.