Varadkar raises local concerns about proposed Coolmine methadone clinic in the Dail

‘No one is opposed to the provision of a methadone clinic or the idea that users of methadone should facilitated in their own communities. It appears that the HSE is seeking to pit the vulnerable against the vulnerable in chosing the location in question for a methadone clinic. It should not be located next door to a workshop for people with intellectual disabilities. I ask the Minister to convey (to the HSE) the united wish of the community and all parties who have been represented at the public meetings that there be a proper consultation with their potential neighbours and that alternative locations be considered in the Dublin 15 area’.

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