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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Gino Kenny: Nobody has ever said that. That needs to be debunked here and now. Nobody has ever said if we regulate a certain amount of drugs that the black market will suddenly disappear.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Gino Kenny: We can see that by being very wary, successive governments have completely failed on this issue. They do not have the stomach to really challenge the issues of social deprivation. Social circumstances determine why people take drugs in the first place and it is a very complex issue. Continuing to criminalise people for personal drug use simply does not work. The Government needs to look...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Gino Kenny: That is a progressive thing. It has taken forever to do it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Gino Kenny: We all agree with that. We all agree that we need to put mechanisms in place to save people's lives.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Gino Kenny: In the previous session, it was pointed out that Ireland has the highest rate of drug-related deaths.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Gino Kenny: Well, contradict me then.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Gino Kenny: We have the highest-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Gino Kenny: Is that with decriminalisation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Gino Kenny: This is what I am concerned about. We need to go much further than that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Gino Kenny: With regard to health diversion, is it possible that the existing legislation which underpins all of this can be amended? It is the elephant in the room. If we do not amend the Misuse of Drugs Act we will continue to have this merry-go-round of criminalising people for simple drug use.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Nov 2024)
Gino Kenny: 354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43919/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (5 Nov 2024)
Gino Kenny: 416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to a recent announcement of five special schools, two of which are to be in Dublin, the locations of the schools in Dublin and the way the locations will be decided. [44470/24]
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: Apologies have been received from Deputies Ward and Gould. Deputies O'Reilly and Seán Crowe are substituting for them. Parliamentary privilege is considered to apply to the utterances of members participating online in a committee meeting where their participation is from within the parliamentary precincts. There can be no assurances in relation to participation online from outside...
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: I thank Mr. Collins. I invite our next speaker, Mr. Perth, to give his opening statement.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: Our next speaker is Mr. Karl Ducque from Youth Workers Against Prohibition. I now invite Mr. Ducque to make his opening statement.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: I thank Mr. McCann and all the witnesses for their opening statements. Each member has seven minutes and I will be strict on time. I ask members to keep it tight. Our first contributor is Deputy Stanton.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: I will ask Mr. D'Arcy to come in briefly and then bring him in again during-----
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: I thank Mr. McCarthy. Our next speaker is Deputy Crowe.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: Mr. D'Arcy and Mr. Collins, did you want to come in?
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: Will Mr. Ducque come in very briefly?