Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 3 October 2024
Committee on Drugs Use
A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed)
9:30 am
Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source
I just have one question. This has been a really informative conversation thus far. Mr. Paul Reid said after the assembly's publication that this was an historic opportunity to address the wrongs of the past 50 years around drug policy. I do not want to misquote him but Mr. Mullins spoke about the limitations of decriminalisation. I agree there are limitations to decriminalisation, particularly the Government's interpretation of it. It does not go near far enough. Given the limitations in what the Government proposes, where would that lead us in terms of this historic opportunity? It is a broad question but I would like the witnesses' opinions on it.
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