Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 11 July 2024

Committee on Drugs Use

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

9:30 am

Photo of Mary FitzpatrickMary Fitzpatrick (Fianna Fail)
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I thank the commander for his time and this is really helpful for the committee. What I hear from him is that the decriminalisation of drugs in Portugal has saved lives and policing, court and jail time. Drug use has increased but drug overdoses and deaths have decreased. Mr. Leitão da Silva mentioned individuals, drug users and identification and I am not sure if I understood him correctly. Will he clarify for me if it is the case in Portugal that drug users are required to register and self-identify as drug users on their personal identification?