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Health Minister talks drug abuse at British-Irish Council

Health Minister, David Ashford

David Ashford exchanges experiences with other health ministers

The health minister is in Dublin discussing drug abuse with some of the UK's leading politicians.

David Ashford is currently at the 33rd British-Irish Council, where, among others, he joins Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon.

It's the 20th anniversary of the meeting, which sees representatives from countries such as England, Wales and the Channel Islands exchanging ideas and experiences.

Mr Ashford says there's been a particular similarity across all the jurisdictions:

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