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People 'snorting coke and taking pills are supporting violence and murder' - Minister Harris

Minister for Justice Simon Harris has told the Dáil he is concerned about the growing acceptance of drug use in the country, which is in turn supporting the violence and murder carried out by criminals. People who use drugs need to be aware that it ...

16 Feb 2023 at 16:38

National News

Harris and Martin at odds over cannabis decriminalisation

Fine Gael and Fianna Fail continue to be at odds over the decriminalisation of cannabis. The two parties are engaged in ongoing government formation talks, after policy approaches to drug use emerged as a flashpoint during the election. Fianna ...

09 Jan 2025 at 16:01

National News

Ireland needs to find better ways to deal with illegal drug use – Varadkar

Ireland needs to find better ways to deal with illegal drug use, the Taoiseach has said at the outset of a new citizens’ assembly examining the problem. The assembly, comprising 99 randomly selected citizens reflective of the Irish population ...

15 Apr 2023 at 16:17

National News

Ex-HSE chief appointed chair of Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use

Former HSE chief executive Paul Reid has been appointed chairman of the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use. Mr Reid resigned from his role at the HSE, which he held during the Covid-19 pandemic, in early October. Announcing the appointment, ...

28 Feb 2023 at 09:54

National News

Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs hears how early trauma leads to addiction

The Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use has been told of the “vicious cycle of addiction, criminalisation and trauma”. The Assembly is holding its second weekend of meetings in Dublin Castle this Saturday and Sunday, when members are ...

13 May 2023 at 12:08

National News

Drug overdose figures a ‘wake-up call’ for action – Citizens’ Assembly

Figures showing a sustained rise in drug overdose deaths in Ireland are a wake-up call that the country needs to get its act together on the issue, the chairman of the Citizens’ Assembly has said. Paul Reid, the former HSE chief ...

24 Jun 2023 at 12:00

National News

Drugs diversion model must be implemented, Citizens’ Assembly chair says

A diversion model which would allow health interventions for people caught in possession of drugs needs to be implemented, the chair of the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use has said. Paul Reid said the while the assembly would ...

03 Sept 2023 at 13:27

National News

Senior officer expresses ‘grave concern’ over any move to legalise drugs

Police in Ireland would have “grave concerns” around any potential legalisation of controlled drugs, a senior officer has said. Garda assistant commissioner Justin Kelly told the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use in Dublin ...

02 Sept 2023 at 16:41

National News

Citizens’ Assembly calls for ‘health-led response’ to drugs possession

Drugs possession for personal use in Ireland should be met with a health, rather than a criminal justice response, the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use has recommended. The assembly said that while possession of illicit ...

25 Jan 2024 at 15:45

National News

Taoiseach will give ‘careful consideration’ to reforming Ireland’s drugs laws

The Taoiseach said he will give “careful consideration” to any recommendations to reform Ireland’s drugs laws ahead of the publication of a report by the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use. Leo Varadkar said the ‘war on ...

24 Jan 2024 at 14:46

National News

Urgent step change in approach to drug use needed, says citizens’ assembly chair

Ireland requires an urgent step change in its approach to drug use, the chair of the citizens’ assembly has said. Paul Reid was commenting as the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use reached the halfway point of its ...

25 Jun 2023 at 13:19

National News

Citizens’ Assembly recommendations on drugs should be ‘expedited’ – Gannon

A Social Democrats TD has called for the Government to act “quickly” on the recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use. The body voted on and agreed 36 recommendations for Government over the ...

24 Oct 2023 at 13:22

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