Alarm over ‘hollowing out’ of community sector in new National Drugs Strategy

Senator Lynn Ruane said she was very concerned at the “pulling back” of power to the State at the expense of the community. File picture: Stephen Collins/Collins

Members of the Oireachtas Drugs Committee have expressed alarm at the “centralising” of control on drug policy in the draft National Drugs Strategy (NDS)

There were also warnings of a “hollowing out” of the community sector.