Assistant Commissioner John O’Driscoll told the Oireachtas Health Committee that the “less ambiguity” in the legislation the better in order to limit issues in policing the facilities.
He accepted public injecting was “unhygienic and poses a significant health risk for the drug users” and resulted in discarded needles, presenting a public health risk to others.
“An Garda Síochána will do all it can to assist in ensuring the initiative succeeds in achieving its objectives,” he told the committee.
Source: Cormac O'Keeffe, The Irish Examiner, 1/12/16
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