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-----