Kilkenny councillor calls on the government to stop 'pawning' people off to charity services

Labour candidate, Sean Ó hArgain, has claimed the State should ‘accept responsibility’ for those requiring drug rehabilitation rather than ‘pawning’ people off to charity services for the supports they need.

Mr ÓhArgain was speaking at a political hustings event held by the South East Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force along with Mná Le Cheile gave local families and members of the public an opportunity to ask General Election candidates a range of questions relevant to their lives, in the River Court Hotel in Kilkenny City recently.

Among the questions posed to the political hopefuls were: how well do they understand the ‘lived experiences’ of voters, how would candidates address the lack of ‘family-friendly’ treatment beds for people recovering from drug addiction and what support measures would they, and their parties, implement to aid women suffering from domestic abuse, if elected?

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During the discussion, the Labour candidate, affirmed his stance that the State should ‘accept responsibility’ for those requiring drug rehabilitation rather than ‘pawning’ people off to charity services for the supports they need.

Meanwhile, speaking on the same subject, People Before Profit’s Adrienne Wallace, claimed: “When it comes to funding (for supports), you need to come to people outside the political establishment.”