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 Martina Queally:

I will come in to give the HSE perspective. We fund the community and voluntary sector and many of our services are delivered through that sector. I agree that it is critically important because they are close to and part of the communities they serve. The drug task forces are also important to mobilising support for the strategy. I completely agree.

There is a particular project that Dr. Keenan may wish to talk about in respect of the crack cocaine issue the Senator mentioned. It is, of course, devastating.