Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

Obviously, we have had the status quo and what would be termed as a health-led approach. We have had this health-led approach for the past six or seven years and it has largely been lip service in terms of really getting down to the nitty-gritty of trying to save lives. Ireland has the highest rate of drug-related deaths in Europe. Some of those deaths could have been prevented. There are people who should be alive today who are dead because of policy. You cannot get any more serious than that.