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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Citizens' Assembly (14 Dec 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: ...to be the last one. A decision was made somewhere along the line that it would be, though. I am anxious. With the Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss, we knew that we would be facing into a citizens’ assembly on drugs directly afterwards. That assembly concluded its hearings in October. We are two months on and there are still zero updates on a citizens’...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Citizens' Assembly (14 Dec 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...committed to establishing four citizens’ assemblies on the topics of biodiversity loss, the type of directly elected mayor and local government structures best suited to Dublin, matters relating to drugs use and the future of education. Three of these citizens’ assemblies have now been held. The citizens' assemblies on local government in Dublin and biodiversity loss have...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Citizens' Assembly (14 Dec 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: ...the assembly will be held. I want the Minister for Education to give a proper response. I want the Department of the Taoiseach to give a proper response. It is two months since the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use. While the biodiversity assembly was ongoing, we knew when the drugs assembly would start. Something political is delaying this assembly. Young people are approaching...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Citizens' Assembly (14 Dec 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...the Senator’s frustration. The Government has set up and run three citizens’ assemblies, so the process is understood and not forgotten. I was involved in getting the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use up and running, so I understand that it involves the relevant Department putting together proposals and sending them to the Department of the Taoiseach. Preparatory work...