Mary Fitzpatrick (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Apologies as I had to attend a vote. I apologise if I ask questions that were asked while I was out, but I ask the delegates to bear with me.

I want to return to recommendation 17. I heard very clearly what Mr. Reid said about the citizens' assembly and the advice given by the legal experts. Could he articulate what the assembly wants to achieve? I am not asking him to worry about the mechanics of legislating for it or its operational implementation. Do Mr. Reid and the members of the citizens' assembly believe the intention, in its simplest form, was to decriminalise the individual user, addict or victim of drugs as opposed to decriminalising the substance?