Terms and Conditions for submissions to the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use.

  • Only submissions received through the online submission form can be considered as part of the public consultation process.
  • Anonymous submissions will not be accepted.
  • All valid submissions will be published on www.citizensassembly.ie including full names (first name, surname and name of organisation, if applicable).
  • Personal information, including names, may be redacted if requested or required under relevant legislation.
  • Contact information including email address, address and phone number will be collected to verify submissions. This information will not be published.
  • Submissions that are deemed to be offensive, inappropriate or not relevant to the work of the Assembly may be deemed invalid.
  • Content from the submissions may be cited or quoted in reports prepared for Assembly meetings.
  • Review of submissions will be subject to legal considerations including:
    • Data Protection legislation;
    • Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act 1989;
    • Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020;
    • Defamation Act 2009.