Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 17 October 2024

Committee on Drugs Use

A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed)

9:30 am

Dr. Peter Kelly:

I am not aware of anybody who does not support it. The head of the Irish College of General Practitioners addiction faculty stated in the press last year or the year before that he supported such a change. I know the trade unions support it. There is, again, probably a little bit of marginalisation of drug users. Prescribing is prioritised for oncology and all the mainstream services, but drug users often get forgotten and are not a priority. This happens.