Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 20 June 2024
Committee on Drugs Use
Drug Use Policy: HSE, Department of Justice and Department of Health
9:30 am
Lynn Ruane (Independent)
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My second question is on grooming. I have always had a personal issue with this because, for me, poverty and the environment are why grooming happens, yet we seem to want to target particular groups and say they are responsible for the grooming of those in this or that age group. Within the policy or the legislation, is it possible that an 18-year-old can be charged with grooming a 15-year-old?