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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)
Gary Gannon: What is driving the need for such a chemical irritant in prisons and what does the evidence tell us? Have prisoner-on-prison guard assaults risen or is that not the case?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)
Gary Gannon: Thank you, Ms Brady.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)
Gary Gannon: The Bar Council referenced in its submission that the Bill would require a court hearing in every single case. It warned of this potentially causing more delays in a system that is already slow and onerous. Will Ms O'Leary recommend specific provisions to make the system more efficient and victim-centred or even fairer?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)
Gary Gannon: I would like to come back on that issue. Very briefly, I have a question for the Courts Service. We spoke about how increased technology would improve efficiency. Is that the only barometer by which we should increase technology?
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family Supports: Discussion (25 Sep 2025)
Gary Gannon: I am delighted to welcome everyone to the first public meeting of the Joint Committee on Drugs Use. The committee will have nine months to carry out its work and I look forward to engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and having insightful contributions on this most important topic. I welcome our witnesses who will engage with us later in this meeting. You are all very welcome. For...
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family Supports: Discussion (25 Sep 2025)
Gary Gannon: Our next contributor is Senator Black. She is having issues dialling in remotely so we will move on to Ms Barry to give her opening statement.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family Supports: Discussion (25 Sep 2025)
Gary Gannon: Many thanks. Our next speaker is Mr. Slattery from the Northstar Family Support Project.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family Supports: Discussion (25 Sep 2025)
Gary Gannon: We are over time. We can come back to Mr. Slattery during questions unless he wants to conclude quickly.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family Supports: Discussion (25 Sep 2025)
Gary Gannon: I thank Mr. Slattery. I invite Senator Black to speak on behalf of The RISE Foundation. She is very welcome.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family Supports: Discussion (25 Sep 2025)
Gary Gannon: I thank Senator Black for her contribution. Our next contributor is Ms Anita Harris, who is to speak on behalf of Coolmine Therapeutic Community.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family Supports: Discussion (25 Sep 2025)
Gary Gannon: Apologies, Ms Harris, we are a little over time and I want to leave time for questions. Is that okay?
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family Supports: Discussion (25 Sep 2025)
Gary Gannon: I thank Ms Harris. I will give more time during the questions, I promise. I now invite Mr. Mason to give his opening statement on behalf of Family Addiction Recovery Ireland.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family Supports: Discussion (25 Sep 2025)
Gary Gannon: I am sorry to interrupt. I promise that Mr. Mason will get time to make the rest of his points.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family Supports: Discussion (25 Sep 2025)
Gary Gannon: Mr. Mason did great. I will pass over to members. Each member will have five minutes. We are cutting everybody's time today. Members can ask a question of a specific organisation or speak more generally but I ask that they leave time at the end for contributors to answer the question within the allocated time slot. Senator Ryan will be first.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family Supports: Discussion (25 Sep 2025)
Gary Gannon: Would Ms Malone turn to the mic?
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family Supports: Discussion (25 Sep 2025)
Gary Gannon: We will move on to our next speaker, Deputy Marie Sherlock. She has five minutes. All members will get a second round of questions.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family Supports: Discussion (25 Sep 2025)
Gary Gannon: I am conscious that Senator Black has her hand up to answer the question also.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family Supports: Discussion (25 Sep 2025)
Gary Gannon: I am conscious that I have cut the representatives from Coolmine Therapeutic Community off twice. I do not want to get a reputation for doing that a third time. Would one of its representatives like to answer the question?
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family Supports: Discussion (25 Sep 2025)
Gary Gannon: I thank the Senator. I am conscious Senator Ní Chuilinn was very good and asked two direct questions.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family Supports: Discussion (25 Sep 2025)
Gary Gannon: Sorry, I want to make sure all members get to ask their questions. Then we will come back at the end to make sure the witnesses are heard more. I move on to the distinguished guest of the committee, Deputy Ó Murchú.