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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis: Discussion (24 Nov 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: Deputy Gino Kenny asked some of the questions about the review and the terms of reference. While I agree that there cannot be a large number of experts engaged in the review because it is such a short timeframe, will the authority be accepting submissions from the public in the review or will it be solely the group of experts looking at the wide range of evidence available to date? ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis: Discussion (24 Nov 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: It will not be a part of the review, but one argument on medicinal cannabis is that if we start legalising cannabis for medicinal purposes, it will have a knock-on effect for illicit use. There is no evidence whatsoever to suggest that. In fact, in all the countries in which medicinal cannabis can be received, there has been either a stagnation or an actual reduction in the illicit use of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis: Discussion (24 Nov 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: We can pair with each other.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis: Discussion (24 Nov 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: Will there be recommendations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis: Discussion (24 Nov 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: I wish to tease out that point. It was interesting that earlier we were saying that the clinical evidence must reach a certain level. There is a possibility that the clinical evidence might not be published or contained in peer-reviewed journals before the HPRA's review is completed. There could be a scenario where there is a recommendation that we should pursue a new legal policy or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis: Discussion (24 Nov 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: Obviously, the lack of that clinical level having been reached in terms of publication would be a consideration in any policy advice the HPRA gives. I presume it would be a factor the authority would have to consider in giving advice to the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis: Discussion (24 Nov 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: Is it a Government decision?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis: Discussion (24 Nov 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: It has the recommendation.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Information (29 Nov 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 93. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the provisions of section 18 of the Official Secrets Act 1963 applies to e-mails, text messages and other electronic communications using phone applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36957/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reports (29 Nov 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 99. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her reasons for commissioning a new Garda report into undercover policing here by British Metropolitan Police officers; and if she will make the findings of that report public. [37037/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reports (29 Nov 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 100. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the terms of reference for the new report into undercover policing here by the British Metropolitan Police will seek to establish if any of the undercover police officers were carrying Irish passports. [37038/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reports (29 Nov 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 101. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to whether any undercover British Metropolitan Police officer used an Irish birth certificate to procure either a British or Irish passport; and if not, if she included this in the terms of reference of the second Garda report. [37039/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (29 Nov 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 114. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) has completed his report on Garda whistleblowers; if she has received the report; the date on which it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37343/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Communications (29 Nov 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 123. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to claims that gardaí are using third party applications (details supplied) for Garda communications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37526/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Detention Centres (29 Nov 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 763. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the separation policy in place in Oberstown detention centre; the number of times inmates were placed in isolation in each month of 2014, 2015 and to date in 2016. [37194/16]

Topical Issue Debate: Traveller Accommodation (30 Nov 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: I raise this issue because I talked to somebody who had recently spoken to one of the surviving members of the Carrickmines tragedy. We all know the circumstances of what happened on 10 October last year when fire swept through the temporary site and ten lives were lost. The outpouring of grief and shock right across the State was palpable. In my opinion, I thought it would have been a...

Topical Issue Debate: Traveller Accommodation (30 Nov 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: I do not know if the Minister of State has the information on whether the tender has been signed for the permanent site, which is proposed to be open in July 2017. She can come back to me on that to provide the information on whether that tender has been signed and if we are still on target to meet that date. Could the Minister of State outline some of the remedial works which have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2016: Discussion (30 Nov 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: I have to leave in about seven or eight minutes as I have a Topical Issue matter in the Dáil, but my colleague will step in until I return. An Oireachtas committee is finally dealing with this issue, which is long overdue. I also want to put on the record the Trojan work done by Senator Ó Ríordáin when he was a Minister of State. Without his perseverance, we would not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2016: Discussion (30 Nov 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: To clarify, I have no issue with those registers being put in place because that concerns after-care. I am talking about being on a register before the person can even access the facility, which is where I have a concern.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2016: Discussion (30 Nov 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: Senator Ruane touched on the issue I wanted to raise, namely, head 10, which gives the Garda powers to enter without a warrant for the prevention or detection of offences. I presume the goal of all of those present - members of the Garda, Department officials, Senators or Deputies - is to get to a position where we have a facility in which drug users can safely inject and where, if they...