Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance)
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I welcome all our witnesses before the committee today. This committee meeting is part of the module on the health-led approach. We are interested to hear the witnesses' statements. From the Courts Service we have Ms Nina Brennan, assistant secretary and head of Circuit and District Court operations; Ms Fiona Wright, principal officer, head of Dublin combined court office, Dublin drugs treatment court; and Ms Maeve Foley, assistant principal officer, drug treatment court co-ordinator, Dublin drugs treatment court. Also in attendance is Mr. Tony Duffin, CEO of Ana Liffey Drug Project. The witnesses are all very welcome.

I invite Ms Nina Brennan to give her opening statement.