National drugs strategy meeting
Deputy John Curran asks for a meeting with community representatives involved in the national drugs strategy to discuss their concerns about meaningful input. The Taoiseach says he cannot arrange meetings on the floor of the House but will meet them when practical.
That is an example of a question and answer. I call Deputy Curran, who I am sure will provide another.
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The Taoiseach will recall that he launched the national drugs strategy some years ago, which is effectively a partnership approach between the voluntary, statutory and community sectors. More recently, the community sector is concerned that it is not having meaningful input into the strategy and its implementation. It wrote to the Taoiseach about four weeks ago requesting a meeting, which the Taoiseach acknowledged. Will he agree to that meeting and can it be organised during this Dáil session?