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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Lynn Ruane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I send my congratulations and well wishes to the Irish Homeless Street Leagues teams who are playing in the Homeless World Cup in Seoul, South Korea. As athletes, they do not get enough attention when they go off around the world each year to play in the Homeless World Cup. The team changes every year and includes people experiencing homelessness, addiction, social isolation and many...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (24 Sep 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (24 Sep 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (24 Sep 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (24 Sep 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I second the amendment.

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

Lynn Ruane: I have apologies from Deputy Gould, who will be represented today by Deputy Quinlivan. I also have apologies from Deputy Stanton. 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 assurances in respect of participation online from...

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

Lynn Ruane: Okay. That is perfect. He is then the academic director of addiction management in the primary care programme of the ICGP. Is that the correct title?

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

Lynn Ruane: We have a list here for Dr. Crowley's biography. The witnesses are very welcome. I am grateful to them for agreeing to come before the committee today. I invite the representative of the Irish Pharmacy Union to give an opening statement. I am not sure who is going to lead on that.

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

Lynn Ruane: I now invite the representative of the Irish College of General Practitioners to make an opening statement.

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

Lynn Ruane: I thank Dr. Kenny. We will move on to members. There are seven minutes per member. If I have to interrupt or cut someone offer in order to make sure everybody gets in the first round, I apologise in advance. There will most likely be a second round.

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

Lynn Ruane: I call Deputy Ward.

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

Lynn Ruane: Did I give the Deputy a fright?

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

Lynn Ruane: Next, I call Senator Fitzpatrick.

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

Lynn Ruane: Does the Deputy have a question?

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

Lynn Ruane: I am going to ask a few questions before I move into a second round. There will be five minutes for the second round and Senator Seery Kearney will be first. It has been a really good session and very clear and to the point. It is interesting when I say "clear and to the point" because sometimes I listen to how colleagues pose questions and wonder whether the clarity is being felt...

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

Lynn Ruane: I thank Mr Murray. To move on from that, I was really delighted to see the sentence "human-rights based" in there. What does that look like in real terms? We had a conversation regarding alternatives to methadone as a treatment being readily available but some communication to me indicates there is no choice on that. It is health-rights-based but then there is no choice in that about...

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

Lynn Ruane: When GPs carry out the training, they are granted the list and are able to take on patients for methadone or other options. There seems to be something happening in some counties outside Dublin where people need treatment. The doctors are saying they have done the training and have signed up but are not receiving any patients. However, other doctors are receiving many patients. Who...

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

Lynn Ruane: Is it the HSE co-ordinators who are then deciding on where patients go or is it higher up in terms of the central list?

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

Lynn Ruane: Okay. They are making the decisions. As I said, there are GPs in one or two counties specifically who are saying they are trained and there are patients but they are not being sent to them. They are a bit confused by that. Perhaps that can be dealt with separately. I can ask them to make contact with the appropriate people. I have two final questions but I will put them together. One...