Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 24 October 2024
Committee on Drugs Use
Family and Community: Discussion
9:30 am
Mr. Karl Ducque:
Yes, of course it does. They could be too far gone. I engaged with one guy and asked him to tell me truth about how much he was making. He told me he was making €2,500 a day. I am there to offer him an apprenticeship where he will get €300 or €400 a week. What are you going to do? I feel there is a gap in youth work with these young people. Something shifts in their lives. They may pick up too many charges and the youth worker is there-----