Editing Fine Gael (section)

==== Drug policies ====
The party has traditionally held a strong stance against the decriminalisation of drugs. In 2007, Fine Gael's leader at the time Enda Kenny called for drug and alcohol testing to be performed in schools, saying cocaine usage at schools was "rampant" in some areas.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kelly |first=Olivia |date=5 February 2007 |title=FG leader plans drugs and alcohol testing in schools |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/fg-leader-plans-drugs-and-alcohol-testing-in-schools-1.1193526 |access-date=16 October 2024 |newspaper=The Irish Times}}</ref>

At the party's 2014 Ard Fheis, a proposed motion to support the legalisation of cannabis was voted down by the membership.<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Connell |first=Hugh |date=1 March 2014 |title=Fine Gael says 'yes' to same-sex marriage but 'no' to legalising cannabis |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/alan-shatter-fine-gael-cannabis-same-sex-marriage-1339638-Mar2014/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205224107/https://www.thejournal.ie/alan-shatter-fine-gael-cannabis-same-sex-marriage-1339638-Mar2014/ |archive-date=5 December 2020 |access-date=24 December 2020 |work=The Journal}}</ref>

In 2016, the Fine Gael health minister [[James Reilly (Irish politician)|James Reilly]] said that they would not be changing their policy on the legalisation of cannabis, due to "serious concerns about the health impacts" of cannabis.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ryan |first=Órla |date=13 February 2016 |title=Where do Ireland's political parties stand on decriminalising cannabis? |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/decriminalisation-of-cannabis-ireland-2595145-Feb2016/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127210545/https://www.thejournal.ie/decriminalisation-of-cannabis-ireland-2595145-Feb2016/ |archive-date=27 January 2021 |access-date=24 December 2020 |work=The Journal}}</ref>