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. Denis O'Driscoll:

I should declare that I am the independent chair of the naloxone advisory group for the HSE. From my perspective, the answer is "Yes". Availability has increased significantly in recent times with regard to some of the changes we have brought in regarding how people are trained and access training and how community groups can now register with the Health Products Regulatory Authority, HPRA-----