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Crucially, drug users are more likely to engage with addiction and health services when attending supervised facilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have long advocated for a health-led, compassionate response to the city\u2019s drugs problem, one that prioritises the safety and wellbeing of addicts. Too often, when people talk about a policing solution to drugs, this simply means the displacement of the problem to other parts of the city and the criminalisation of those living in poverty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe permission granted for the Merchants Quay facility by An Bord Plean\u00e1la is for an initial 18-month period, after which time it will be reviewed. I firmly believe that a Taoiseach\u2019s taskforce for O\u2019Connell Street and the surrounding area could play a key role in monitoring the success of the injecting facility while addressing any issues that arise in the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI called for such a taskforce last November when the D\u00e1il heard statements on issues affecting Dublin city, including homelessness, dereliction, crime and drug addiction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe granting of planning permission for a supervised injecting facility is a positive first step towards reclaiming and rejuvenating our capital city. The Government now needs to build on this momentum by agreeing to the establishment of a taskforce \u2013 overseen by a Dublin-based Taoiseach \u2013 to coordinate an ambitious plan for the city with key stakeholders, including organisations working at the coalface of drug addiction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>January 12, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Permission for supervised injecting facility is a positive first step in reclaiming and rejuvenating our capital city Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon has renewed his call for the establishment of a Taoiseach\u2019s taskforce for O\u2019Connell Street after a supervised injecting facility was recently granted planning permission in Dublin city centre. \u201cThe delivery of a medically [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1702,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[316,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gary-gannon","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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