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The inaugural meeting of the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use (15-16 April) [Agenda]

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Saturday 15 April 2023 at the Grand Hotel, Malahide 

09:30-10:00 – Formal Opening of the Citizens’ Assembly

09:30 – 09:35 – Welcome remarks from the Secretary
09:35 – 09:45 – Opening speech from the Chair
09:45 – 09:50 – Video message from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar T.D.

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10:00-11:15 – Induction for members of the Citizens’ Assembly

10:00-10:10 – Deliberative Democracy and Citizens’ Assemblies, Prof. John Garry, Professor of Political Behaviour, Queens University Belfast [presentation]


10:10-10:20 – Advisory Support Group structures, membership and Terms of Reference,  Chair and Secretary
10:20-10:25 – Steering Group formation and Terms of Reference, Chair
10:25-10:35 – Proposed Work Programme, Secretary

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10:50-11:15 – Q&A with the Chair, Secretary and Panel including Prof. John Garry and members of previous Citizens’ Assemblies, Ms. Ruth Ibeabuchi and Mr. Dan O’Dwyer

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11:30-13:00 – Setting the Scene (I)

11:30-11:45 – An overview of drugs use and drugs policies from an EU perspective. Mr. Paul Griffiths, EMCDDA [presentation]

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11:45-12:00 – Diverse perspectives on harmful impacts of drugs use. Prof. Jo-Hanna Ivers, Associate Professor in Addictions, School of Medicine, and Associate Dean of Civic Engagement & Social Innovation, Trinity College Dublin [presentation]

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12:00-12:25 – Roundtable deliberations (off-camera)

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12:25-13:00 – Q&A with panel including Prof. Jo-Hanna Ivers, Paul Griffiths and members of the Advisory Support Group Judge Ann Ryan, Prof. Mary Cannon and Joe O’Neill

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14:00-15:00 – Drugs use patterns and trends

14:00-14:20 – Research and evidence from Ireland, Ms. Anne Doyle and Dr Deirdre Mongan, HRB Evidence Centre [presentation]

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14:20-14:35 – Roundtable deliberations (off-camera)

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14:35-15:00 – Q&A with panel including Ms. Anne Doyle, Dr. Deirdre Mongan, Brian Galvin (HRB) and Dr. Eoghan Quigley (EMCDDA)

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15:15-17:15 – A person-centred perspective

15:15-16:00 – Fireside chat, moderated by Ms. Dearbhail McDonald, with Dr. Sharon Lambert, Ms. Pauline McKeown, Mr. Philly McMahon and Mr. Andy O’Hara

16:00-16:20 – Q&A with panel

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16:20-17:00 – Roundtable deliberations (off-camera) Language, self-care, and deliberative democracy.

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17:00-17:15-Plenary session – feedback from tables

Sunday 16 April 2023 at the Grand Hotel, Malahide 

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09:30 – 11:00 International and European perspectives on drugs use

09:35 – 09:50 – An International Perspective on Drugs Use
Ms. Giovanna Campello, Chief, Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, UNODC [presentation]

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09:50 – 10:10 – European Drug Report 2022: Trends and Developments, the EMCDDA’s latest annual review of the drug situation in Europe’ Dr Eoghan Quigley, EMCDDA [presentation]

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10:10 – 10:25 – A Human Rights perspective, Mr Thomas Kattau, Deputy Executive Secretary, Pompidou Group, Council of Europe [presentation]

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10:25 – 10:45 – Roundtable deliberations

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10:45 – 11:00 – Q&A

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11:15 – 12:45 National perspectives on drugs use

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11:15 – 11:25 – Ms. Siobhán McArdle, Assistant Secretary, Department of Health [presentation]

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11:25 – 11:35 – Prof. Eamon Keenan, National Clinical Lead, HSE Addiction Services [presentation]

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11:35 – 11:45 Mr. Ben Ryan, Assistant Secretary, Criminal Justice Policy, Department of Justice [presentation]

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11:45 – 11:55 – Assistant Commissioner Justin Kelly, Organised and Serious Crime (OSC), An Garda Síochána [presentation]

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11:55 – 12:15 Roundtable deliberations (off-camera)
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12:15 – 12:45 Q&A

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12:45 – 12:55 Evaluation and Feedback
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12:55 – 13:00 Chair’s concluding remarks