Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 13 November 2025

Committee on Drugs Use

National Drugs Strategy: Discussion

2:00 am

Mr. David Leach:

I will take that. We have the chair of the steering group and a member of the reference group here so, unfortunately, they cannot address the committee. I will explain the difference. The steering group is a group of experts, with expert knowledge of the area, that are brought together. Three Departments are on it. There are also two agencies, the HSE and the Health Research Board, HRB; two international experts, the former head of the European Union Drugs Agency and the UK recovery champion; and two members of civil society. They drive the process in line with best practice. They are-----