No decision has been made on the location of the first pilot supervised injecting centre for drug users, Minister of State for Health Catherine Byrne told the Dáil.
Introducing the Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill, she said it simply reversed the current situation where such centres were illegal.
“However, it is intended that the first centre will be a pilot to determine the suitability and effectiveness of injecting rooms in an Irish context,’’ she added.
Ms Byrne said the establishment of supervised injecting facilities was one way of reaching out to people who were injecting themselves on the streets, down an alleyway or behind a bin.
“An injecting centre is a controlled environment where drug users may inject drugs they have brought with them,’’ she added.
Source: Michael O'Regan, The Irish Times, 24/02/17
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