Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 127: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the introduction of a mechanism to coordinate transnational impact assessments of drug policy regimes as advocated by the international drug policy consortium; if so the international arena in which he thinks this could best be anchored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36129/10]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The International Drug Policy Consortium, an NGO which deals with drug policy, published a briefing paper in March 2010 entitled 'Time for an Impact Assessment of Drug Policy'. Under the heading 'Who should carry out an Impact Assessment?', the paper states: "Ideally national governments should commission IAs [Impact Assessments] of their drug policies at national level, and the EC (or other regional government entities) and UN should commission international studies".

I am not aware that the proposals in this briefing paper have been raised to date in any relevant international forum.