Ms Niamh Eastwood:

I will add to Professor Stevens' point about opioid-assisted therapy and harm reduction more broadly. Some of the things I have heard historically in many different countries is "Oh, we are not Portugal". Portugal invest a huge amount in treatment and decriminalised, and that is right, but it was starting from a really low base. Ireland has a much higher base and already has much of that investment in the treatment system. I will always advocate for more funding for treatment and harm reduction. You have that structure there, however, so the decriminalisation will optimise those outcomes.