HSE drug testing plans fail to get Garda green light

The HSE put separate proposals to An Garda Síochána to run pilot drug testing services at two music festivals this summer, but failed to get the green light for either, the Irish Examiner can reveal.

HSE drug testing plans fail to get Garda green light

The HSE put separate proposals to An Garda Síochána to run pilot drug testing services at two music festivals this summer, but failed to get the green light for either, the Irish Examiner can reveal.

The HSE needed the permission of gardaí to operate a drug testing service because of the legal issues in relation to the possession, handling or disposal of illegal drugs.

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