Professor Denis Cusack:

There are the polydrug offences. As regards the citizens' assembly, I am giving quite a deal of thought to finalising what I will say on Saturday, but legalising or decriminalising certain categories of drugs will come up. That may be a reality. In the discussions, whatever the recommendations of the assembly or the considerations of the Oireachtas, it should be always remembered that it is about health, criminality and road safety. It should be remembered that road safety is one component, just as we have alcohol in younger people and alcohol in driving. If, for example, cannabis or possession of cocaine is in some way legalised or decriminalised, it should be remembered, without saying whether it should or should not be, and I am not proposing one or the other, to put it into that context as legislators. It will come up.