Results 461-480 of 1,195,524 for in 'Dáil debates' OR (speaker:Damien English OR speaker:Ruairi Ó Murchú OR speaker:Catherine Murphy OR speaker:Mary Lou McDonald OR speaker:Mairead Farrell OR speaker:Neale Richmond OR speaker:Duncan Smith OR speaker:Hildegarde Naughton OR speaker:Thomas Pringle OR speaker:John McGuinness OR speaker:Róisín Shortall OR speaker:Eamon Ryan OR speaker:Kieran O'Donnell OR speaker:Mark Ward OR speaker:Darren O'Rourke OR speaker:Robert Troy OR speaker:Brian Leddin OR speaker:Seán Sherlock OR speaker:Pippa Hackett OR speaker:John Lahart OR speaker:Gino Kenny OR speaker:Michael Collins OR speaker:Malcolm Noonan OR speaker:Niall Collins OR speaker:Martin Kenny OR speaker:Michael Creed OR speaker:Ossian Smyth OR speaker:Catherine Connolly OR speaker:Ciarán Cannon OR speaker:Michael Lowry OR speaker:Rose Conway-Walsh OR speaker:Martin Browne OR speaker:Noel Grealish OR speaker:Colm Brophy OR speaker:Stephen Donnelly OR speaker:Willie O'Dea OR speaker:Eoin Ó Broin OR speaker:Seán Crowe OR speaker:Paschal Donohoe OR speaker:Michael Healy-Rae OR speaker:Peadar Tóibín OR speaker:Chris Andrews OR speaker:Cathal Crowe OR speaker:Patricia Ryan) in 'Committee meetings'
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: I thank Mr. Collins. I invite our next speaker, Mr. Perth, to give his opening statement.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: Our next speaker is Mr. Karl Ducque from Youth Workers Against Prohibition. I now invite Mr. Ducque to make his opening statement.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: I thank Mr. McCann and all the witnesses for their opening statements. Each member has seven minutes and I will be strict on time. I ask members to keep it tight. Our first contributor is Deputy Stanton.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: I will ask Mr. D'Arcy to come in briefly and then bring him in again during-----
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: I thank Mr. McCarthy. Our next speaker is Deputy Crowe.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Seán Crowe: The witnesses are all very welcome. I have dealt with many of them over the years in the context of some of the work they are doing. They led off this morning by speaking about the scale of the challenge we face. I think it was Mr. Collins who said that he has not seen the situation on the ground as bad as it is now. I think that is a common view. The witnesses sit on drugs task forces....
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: Mr. D'Arcy and Mr. Collins, did you want to come in?
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: Will Mr. Ducque come in very briefly?
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: I will prioritise Mr. Collins in the next part, if that is okay. I now call Deputy McAuliffe.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: You are all right. I will let you in during the next part. Senator Ruane probably has a few questions. It sounds like a great initiative.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: We will go into supplementary questions now. Does Deputy Crowe have any additional questions?
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Seán Crowe: We were talking about the whole area of youth through the justice system and the lens of it. Again, it seems to be that if you are seen as a potential problem, the supports, the funding or group is there in relation to it, as Mr. Perth mentioned in his opening statement. We seem to pigeonhole young people who are a potential problem. All of a sudden, there is funding there in the justice...
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: The committee produced a very comprehensive report based on hearings with witnesses who came before us. It was an interim report, although it may end up being the final report of the committee because there will be a general election in a number of weeks. The report is very progressive. One of the main areas it touches on is repealing the Misuse of Drugs Act. We cannot really discuss...
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: Thanks for that. The staff here have been fantastic and all the members have been really good about getting that report out.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: That person will have a criminal record for the rest of his life. It is unbelievable really.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: Very good. Did Mr. Perth want to come in?
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: I will call Ms Kelly. I will go around to everybody.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: Does Mr. McCann want to come in?