Minister 'disappointed and frustrated' after planning permission refused for supervised injecting facility

Drugs strategy minister Catherine Byrne has said she is “disappointed and frustrated” at the further delay in implementing the Government's decision to introduce a supervised injecting facility.

Minister 'disappointed and frustrated' after planning permission refused for supervised injecting facility

Drugs strategy minister Catherine Byrne has said she is “disappointed and frustrated” at the further delay in implementing the Government's decision to introduce a supervised injecting facility.

Her comment follows the decision of Dublin City Council to refuse Merchants Quay Ireland planning permission to establish a pilot injecting centre at its existing offices on Dublin's quays.

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