Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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I agree wholeheartedly. I do not know the statistics but there is a cohort of people who can use drugs safely in a recreational manner on a daily, weekly, monthly or yearly basis wherever they choose. I 100% agree with that. My point, however, is that the citizens' assembly stated that people must be led into a health-led approach. If we are putting the resources into trying to help people who do not need help, it is a waste of resources. How can we square that circle? Do we go by what the citizens' assembly has stated or do we make different recommendations? At the moment, Ireland does not have sufficient addiction and recovery resources available for the people who are looking for help to tackle those issues. How do we square that circle?