The ‘war on drugs’ had been lost, Dundalk TD Ruairí Ó Murchú recently told the Dáil.
The Sinn Féin deputy was speaking during a debate about the Proceeds of Crime Bill and said the war on drugs had been lost, “in the traditional sense in which it is understood.”
He said that while there had been work done by the Criminal Assets Bureau and the public liked seeing ‘criminals pay’, there needs to be a “trauma-informed and health-led policy and to ensure we look after those who are suffering from addiction.”
Deputy Ó Murchú spoke to us this morning on The Agenda about this.
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