Ms Céire Moynihan:

I thank the Deputy for the question. If the outcome had been different, we potentially would not have heard those criticisms. It is the one issue that is quite divisive and emotive. People are on either side of the spectrum. There is no middle ground on it. In the round-table discussions certainly, people were either one way or the other. I think you can quickly go down a rabbit hole with that whole discussion. I urge the committee to consider it seriously because there are other issues on the table that are extremely important. I am not saying this issue is not important, but whether cannabis is legalised will not resolve the matters in our society. That was the view around the table.