Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 December 2021
531. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of times the Minister for State with special responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy has met an organisation (details supplied) since their appointment. [62547/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraSupporting the participation of individuals, families and communities is on of the goals of the national drugs strategy. Community and voluntary groups, including the group mentioned by the Deputy, are represented on the national oversight committee (NOC), which I chair. The NOC meets on a quarterly basis. It provides a forum for groups to give leadership, direction, prioritisation and mobilisation of resources to support the implementation of the national drugs strategy.
Outside of the quarterly meetings of the NOC, I have had one face to face meeting with the group named by the deputy.
