Oireachtas drug committee should be expedited due to impending elections

Labour TD Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said that, as an election is due to take place in the next 12 months, the committee will have a “time problem” in ensuring a report is completed before then. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

The upcoming Oireachtas committee to examine Ireland’s future drugs policy should be expedited to ensure a report is delivered before an expected general election later this year, opposition TDs have said.

Multiple TDs and Senators called for the Government to repeal parts of the Misuse of Drugs Act to begin the process of decriminalising simple possession of drugs.