Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 9 July 2024

Committee on Drugs Use

Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed)

7:00 pm

Ms Fiona Wilson:

From our perspective, it made absolutely no difference because we were not focusing our enforcement efforts on individuals who were simply in personal possession of illicit drugs for their own use. For many years, our enforcement efforts have been directed towards the individuals in groups who are causing the most harm in our society with respect to our drug policy.