Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 19 September 2024
Committee on Drugs Use
Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed)
9:30 am
Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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If we are serious about this, we are into early interventions in families and communities. We know what we need to do and that is breaking poverty and diverting people. In an awful lot of cases, youth diversion is worth doing, but in some cases it is too late.
In fairness, that is what Dr. Quinlan said about benzos. We can stop people going down particular roads while accepting that there is no magic bullet for any of this.