Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance)
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The committee produced a very comprehensive report based on hearings with witnesses who came before us. It was an interim report, although it may end up being the final report of the committee because there will be a general election in a number of weeks. The report is very progressive. One of the main areas it touches on is repealing the Misuse of Drugs Act. We cannot really discuss decriminalisation without talking about legislation and the law that has been criminalising people for nearly 50 years. I would like the views of the witnesses on the interim report that we produced, which stemmed from the citizens' assembly. Hopefully that report, in some guise, can be implemented by the next Government. If it is not implemented it will just gather dust. How confident are they that this will progress into something that we all want to see?