Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Government is committed to putting a new National Drugs Strategy in place from 2017 onwards, when the current policy expires. A Steering Committee with an independent chair has been established to advise me on the development of the new National Drugs Strategy.

I understand that the Steering Committee is continuing with its deliberations with a view to presenting its final report to me in April. I hope to bring my proposals on the new strategy to Government thereafter. Once approved by Government, it will then be published by the Department of Health.