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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019): Kate O'Connell: ...by addiction. I am very supportive of the Minister visiting the families. For many people, particularly in these Houses, it is fine to talk about people in the abstract, be they in a methadone or direct provision centre or any sort of centre, as if they are a different type or sort of person but, as I am sure the Minister saw last night, these are normal people from normal families who...
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Developments in Mental Health Services: Discussion (29 May 2019): Kate O'Connell: ...from the recession on children and families and their mental health. I cannot remember the detail but I am sure that is the case because it is a well constructed study. I mention the people living in direct provision; 13 years ago I was working in Athlone with the Lissywollen site as a pharmacist and I cannot believe those people are still there as I was telling them it would be over...

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