Marie Sherlock (Labour)
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That is a very important statement. I thank Mr. Reid.

I will ask about recommendation 17. The assembly has very helpfully set out the questions that our committee needs to deal with regarding the issue of decriminalisation. I want to understand whether the citizens' assembly thought it was possible to go further. The recommendation is that ultimately there should be "a comprehensive health-led response to possession of drugs for personal use." I want to understand a little more about the conversation and deliberations on the specifics of the sanction of prison sentences for those found in possession and the number of times they are found in possession. Was there an attempt by the citizens' assembly to go further than what is in recommendation 17 to give greater guidance to us in the Oireachtas?