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.