Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for attending and for their presentations. It is very important that we listen to the lived professional experience they have on these issues. It is also vital, as we move forward ourselves, that we look at these issues from all of the different angles. One of the things I have learned since being elected is the risk of potential unintended consequences. We need to make sure that any policy and legislative change that we bring forward does not have negative impacts for our communities.

I have a question for Ms Wilson, the deputy chief constable. She mentioned public displays of drug use. What forms of consumption were happening and in what spaces? Were the police force receiving complaints or was it that police force members were noticing it themselves?