Saoirse Brady

It's talking about educating people and the real need for real education.

And when we talk about a health-led approach, we're talking about people having access to the supports they need when they choose to access them.

And at the moment, you know, the committee also, it's so comprehensive.

It talks about reducing short sentences and looking at alternatives and people actually accessing support that they need

to turn away from drug use where it is causing harm to them.

And, you know, it's the policies that we currently have.

They are not working.

They are failing people.

And we see that with, you know, almost 6,000 people in prison today.

If we could reduce the pressure on the prison system, you know, have people access support in the community, it would benefit everyone.

It doesn't actually say that.

It says it could lead to more consumption, but they actually said they don't believe it will here in Ireland.

I suppose we wouldn't...

It's very costly.

The criminal justice system costs a fortune to administer.

And we recently released a report called From Punishment to Prevention, which really chimes with the committee's report here.

And what we call for is a justice reinvestment model.

And to take the money, like, so for example, it costs €103,000 to keep one person in prison for a year.

And I accept that not everyone goes to prison for prosecution of Section 3, but it can, once you get that criminal conviction, it can lead you

to having very little choices in terms of access in employment, education, and sometimes it does lead to further criminality.