Belfast Council has voted for the creation of a safe injection house for drug users in the city.
At the full meeting of Belfast City Council this week, a motion by the Green Party, with an Alliance amendment, passed giving support to the establishment of an overdose prevention facility in Belfast. Only the DUP said they would not explicitly support the motion, but added they would not vote against it.
Almost 350 drug related deaths were recorded in the city between 2017 and 2021 and over 1,000 needles are recovered each month.
