About

In early 2023, the Oireachtas agreed to set up a Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use, and asked it to consider the legislative, policy and operational changes Ireland could make to significantly reduce the harmful impacts of illicit drugs on individuals, families, communities and wider Irish society. The Assembly met on six occasions between April and October 2023, submitted its report to the Oireachtas in December 2023 and published its report in January 2024.

The Assembly was made up of 100 people, including 99 members of the general public and the independent Chairperson. The 99 members of the general public were selected at random in accordance with most recent census data.

The report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use contains 36 recommendations, which are currently being considered by the Oireachtas Committee on Drugs Use, and by the Government.