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Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I think that is it. I want to thank both the pharmacy union and the ICGP. That was a really good session in which we covered much that had not been covered previously. It went outside the realms of decriminalisation but the discussion was still underpinned by that being an important factor with all the other work that is being done. I thank all who contributed. I remind members that...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 139: In page 104, between line 22 and 23, to insert the following: “(3) The Department shall produce a report on the viability of the provision of independent legal and technical advice to elected members of the planning authority to assist them in their role in creating and reviewing the development plan.”.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 140: In page 104, lines 32 and 33, to delete “10 years” and substitute “6 years”.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 155: In page 108, between lines 38 and 39, to insert the following: (d) the provision, or facilitation of the provision, of cultural, social and recreational facilities including, but not limited to, arts centres, community centres, libraries, public spaces, public sports facilities, music and event venues, playgrounds and parks,”. This Bill represents a...

Seanad: Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Jul 2024)

Lynn Ruane: We have some concerns with the content of the legislation as well as the way in which the legislation has come before us today. We propose to delete Part 3. As a member of the justice committee, I know that when a waiver of pre-legislative scrutiny is requested of the committee, much discussion takes place on the merits of waiving pre-legislative scrutiny, as well as on whether something...

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2024)

Lynn Ruane: We have received no apologies. Parliamentary privilege is considered to apply to the utterances of Members participating online in a committee meeting when their participation is from within the parliamentary precincts. There can be no assurance in respect of participation online from outside the parliamentary precincts, and Members should be mindful of this when contributing. We...

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Mr. Leitão da Silva.

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I am sorry, but I am going to have to move on, unfortunately.

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2024)

Lynn Ruane: Deputy McNamara is next.

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2024)

Lynn Ruane: Sometimes when conversation goes back and forth and there are so many discussions, be they about decriminalisation or increasing drug use, what people hear concerns me somewhat. I will repeat how I understand things to be. Drug use is not just increasing in places where decriminalisation exists. Sometimes there seems to be an effort in conversation to mention decriminalisation at the same...

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I like the confidence with which Mr. Leitão da Silva speaks about the police force in Porto. Every time a concern is raised about the grey areas of policing and how you can follow that thread regarding whether someone is being used to carry drugs for a drug dealer under a certain model, Mr. Leitão da Silva keeps coming back to the point that this is an issue for policing. There is...

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2024)

Lynn Ruane: On that social response, we think of harm reduction as a stand-alone thing and separate to decriminalisation. Some people may think that we can either invest in harm reduction and reduce the harm of problematic drug use for individuals or bring in decriminalisation, which some believe is somewhat separate. Would Mr. Leitão da Silva agree that decriminalisation is actually a harm...

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witness. I am aware that Mr. Leitão da Silva will need to leave our call but one member has come into the room. I apologise to Deputy McAuliffe. We have only a few minutes because the commander must cut off the call.

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for the presentations. Sometimes, there is a fear. People fear that politicians moving towards a response to drug use in a health way is somehow saying that addiction or something is okay. There is this shift that does not seem to happen in people's head in that you cannot police your way out of addiction. The response to addiction is never a policeman, a judge or a...

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2024)

Lynn Ruane: It is very interesting to read the Official Report of the Irish Parliament when it was introducing the drugs Act. It took a few years to pass. Most of the commentary at the time did not support criminalisation at all. Politicians very much spoke about how they did not feel people should be criminalised for possession of drugs. They then set up a special committee, which at the time - this...

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2024)

Lynn Ruane: That trend will follow into those conversations with the Garda. I am always struck by the reluctance in Ireland. It is as if the Garda profession is somehow above criticism or reform. It does not sit well with me because I look at policing from the perspective of improving it in order to keep everyone safe and improve everyone's lives. It is not a personal thing. Rather, it is looking at...

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)

Lynn Ruane: In practice, I know that Canada has a combination of civil and common law and I would have to compare our drugs Act here with how it would apply in British Columbia, but if the legislation were not an issue, what would be the ideal scenario from a policing perspective? Is it just that open-air use would be regulated in the same way as, say, the alcohol industry, rather than the rowing back...

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Ms Wilson. I will quickly address Mr. Russoniello. I visited Portland, Oregon, and met some of his colleagues early on. It definitely was not given enough time. Mr. Russoniello mentioned this in his statement but at the time, the funding to increase service provision was not introduced at the same time as the measure was passed. It also seemed that a specific area of downtown...