Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 19 September 2024

Committee on Drugs Use

Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed)

9:30 am

Dr. Des Crowley:

They need protected time in their contracts. We are front of house delivering services. To get time away from that would require a commitment that acknowledges it as important. It is vital that the people providing the services are sitting around the table when we discuss it in the bigger context the issues for communities.