Latest: New Government strategy takes 'compassionate and humane approach' to drug use

Update 1.25pm: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar given his backing to moves which would decriminalise possession of a small amount of drugs.

The proposal is contained in a new strategy document entitled Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery – a health led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2025, which also includes recruitment of extra midwives to deal with drug-addicted mothers and babies.