Cork East Fine Gael TD and Chair of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, David Stanton today launched the Committee’s ‘Report on a Harm Reducing and Rehabilitative approach to possession of small amounts of illegal drugs.’
“In June 2015, during consideration of the issue of violent crime in Irish communities, the Committee identified close links between illegal drug use and incidences of serious crime.
As a result of this, the Committee initiated a process to examine ways to reduce the harm caused by substance abuse in Ireland.
“Earlier this year, I travelled to Lisbon with some other Committee members to see first-hand the strategies put in place by the Portuguese authorities in dealing with drug use. The Committee also sought submissions from the public and interested parties and held a meeting in October where we heard from a wide range of stakeholder groups and individuals. All of this work then informed the findings or our report”, said Deputy Stanton.
Source: stanton.ie, 05/11/2015
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