Ireland’s national drugs strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery: A health-led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2025, is a health-led approach to protecting individuals, families, and communities against the harms associated with problem drug use and empowering individuals to improve their health and well-being [1].The strategy is also closely aligned to the EU Drugs Strategy 2021-2025 [2]. One of its five strategic goals is to “develop sound and comprehensive evidence-informed policies and actions” and the strategy has designated the HRB the main information hub for evidence on the drugs situation and responses in Ireland.  To fulfil this function, the HRB manages the commissioning of research and monitoring projects on behalf of the Department of Health and as part of its role as the Irish national focal point to the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA).  The EUDA provides factual, objective, reliable, and comparable information concerning drugs and drug addiction and their consequences and monitors the drugs situation and responses to drug-related problems in Europe.