Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 26 September 2024
Committee on Drugs Use
A Health-Led Approach: Discussion
9:30 am
Dr. David Joyce:
That is one way of getting a substance tested. The other option is that if there has been a clinical incident in a prison relating to a substance, that is, an overdose or even an unfortunate fatality, we have access to the National Drug Treatment Centre laboratory on Pearse Street, which will give us a result within 24 to 48 hours.