Comment from previous thread

Just some further info for my (assumedly mostly American) friends.

Before working as VP for public policy at Twitter, she

• Graduated as a Barrister
• Worked for the Attorney General and the Department of Justice
• Head of communications and media for Northern Ireland Police (PSNI)
• Chief communications officer for the Gardai (our police force in Ireland)

Furthermore, she's also well respected by many in her area, both in Ireland and the EU.

Our legal system isn't perfect, but employment law is one area they don't fuck about with. Choosing to pick a fight with her, given the above info, and the fact that she is the de facto head of twitter EU, given its role with the EU over things like GPDR, DMA and DSA, he's picked one hell of a first fight.

See my reply to the person you replied to about her career thus far.

It's actuslly a bit trickier for them than that. Cannabis isn't constitutionally banned, only by a piece of legislation.

They could hold an ordinary referendum, which involves a majority of the Seanad and 1/3 of the Dail petitioning Miggeldy, and him deciding its of national importance.

However given the Government have a majority on the Seanad and an ordinary referendum has never been used before I doubt they want to do that.

Citizens assembly completed with recommendations, followed by a GE with drugs policy being fairly central with change to follow depending on the parties elected is the most likely path I think.

Agreed, voting it down at second stage was the old way, hence the other two options I mentioned. My point is, something as important as mjaor drug policy overhaul won't happen through a PMB. Government will want to control the chnage and reap the benefit, not give it to opposition.

Yes and no.

Technically we don't. We have a Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Well Being and National Drugs Strategy.

Commonly referred to as a 'junior minister'. They exist dur to a constitutional limit on how many ministers we can have. The idea is they can focus on specific areas under the wider ministry, health in this case.

Some have been quite good IMO, law reform had been busy. Drugs however, not so much.

This is missing several important points.

The bill is being introduced by an opposition TD. Government will almost certianly vote it down, or more realistically, let it die in committe or refuse a money message.

A planned citizen assembly on drugs has been stalled for a long time, mainly due to our drugs minister seemingly hating on drug reform :/

Any change like this will be done by Government not opposition, so probably sfter the next election in 2025 if I had to guess.