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Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Irish Travellers’ Access to Justice Report: Discussion (3 Oct 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: If it can be eliminated, then it is eliminated.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Irish Travellers’ Access to Justice Report: Discussion (3 Oct 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Are there no further questions, I thank Dr. Sindy Joyce, Dr. David Joyce, Professor Hayes and Professor Schweppe for their contributions. We may only have a few weeks left of the Dáil. We are looking to put forward quick, simple recommendations because we need change. At the end of the day, while we can go all over the place, the one place where we can actually effect change is by...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Irish Travellers’ Access to Justice Report: Discussion (3 Oct 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I welcome everyone to the twenty-eighth meeting of the Joint Committee on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community. We have apologies from the Cathaoirleach, Senator Eileen Flynn - it is for that reason that I am chairing the meeting - and Senator Joe O'Reilly. I would like to remind members that they must be physically present within Leinster House to take part in the public meetings...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Irish Travellers’ Access to Justice Report: Discussion (3 Oct 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We will work according to the American system here today: once a Minister, always a Minister.

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: We have received apologies from Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor. Parliamentary privilege is considered to apply to the utterances of members participating online in a committee meeting when their participation is from within the parliamentary precincts. There can be no assurances with regard to participation online from outside the parliamentary precincts, and members should be mindful...

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: I thank Dr. Healy. To conclude, I invite Dr. Barry Cullen.

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: Thank you, Dr. Cullen. Now it is over to committee members. The first contributor is Senator Seery Kearney.

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: Deputy Wynne wants to come in at the end. Is that correct?

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: I thank Dr. Healy. Our next speaker is Deputy Wynne.

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: There were a lot of questions. Who wants to take them on in a limited amount of time?

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: Does Mr. Mullins wish to come in briefly?

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: Mr. Broderick, briefly.

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: Now we are onto additional questions. Deputies Gould and Ward have indicated.

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: I call Deputy Ward. In the meantime, could Deputy Gould take the Chair for a few minutes?

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: I just have one question. This has been a really informative conversation thus far. Mr. Paul Reid said after the assembly's publication that this was an historic opportunity to address the wrongs of the past 50 years around drug policy. I do not want to misquote him but Mr. Mullins spoke about the limitations of decriminalisation. I agree there are limitations to decriminalisation,...

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: I will give the final word to Dr. Healy.

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: I thank Dr. Healy. That concludes the meeting on a very good note. I thank the members and especially the witnesses for their contributions. We had a very good conversation. Let us see what happens in the time ahead when the committee finalises its work. I thank the witnesses for their time. I also thank the staff here.

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: I thank Ms Kearney for that statement. I invite Mr. Mullins to give his opening statement.