Dublin City Council planners defend decision after supervised injection facility refused

Dublin City Council planners said that while they noted that the proposed supervised injecting facility was “national policy” their job was to determine its impact on the “vitality and viability” of the area where it was to be located.

The DDC Planning Authority said the proposed site, in the basement of the existing offices of Merchants Quay Ireland, was located on a “primary tourist route” within the city's historic core and that the council's City Development Plan had to be considered.