Addiction Treatment Services
Seanad Éireann — 2026-01-27
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Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (FF), Carlow-Kilkenny

Providing access to high-quality drug and alcohol services is a key priority of mine and the Department, and I am focused on the whole country.
The Department of Health is finalising a audit of drug and alcohol services. This will support our new health regions in their planning. This is what we are working on at the moment, namely, funding and delivery of drug and alcohol services. It will highlight those areas and groups that are unequal. This is what I am really focused on. I can assure the Senator that it is my intention to provide equal access to services, in line with the Sláintecare principle of right care, right place, right time. I am looking forward to visiting in the next few days. I have the appointment made. I would love to see the Senator there and it is important for me to meet everyone, to see what we need to look at and what we can do.

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Sitting date: 2026-01-27