Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have a few points to make. I listened with interest to the responses given by Mr. Harris and Ms Hilman to Deputy Kenny. They were very much going down the avenue of discretion. In the context of a situation where a person is pulled over on suspicion of being under the influence of drugs, the witnesses started to elaborate on how gardaí have discretion. To build on a point from earlier, it is essential for the force that there be a full definition of what this involves and how it works in a practical sense. I would say that someone who has long since passed out from Templemore probably needs some clarity from Garda headquarters in order that this aspect does not become a stick with which to beat the force.

To follow on from what Deputy Kenny said, the question on medicinal cannabis has been well answered. Turning to passive smoking when it comes to cannabis, if a guy or a woman is drinking beside you in a pub, you cannot passively acquire alcohol. If, however, someone is sitting beside you all night at a party smoking cannabis, surely you are inhaling that smoke. There are probably dozens of other scenarios like this. How are they factored in?