Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent) | Oireachtas source

For a number of weeks there was heightened speculation about Ministers and who would lose his or her job and who would be promoted, with all revealed on Friday. Then we had a similar situation with Ministers of State and all was revealed today. While I wish everybody well in their new role, the question is what difference they will make to the communities and groups in society who are struggling. What are vital are the policies being pursued. Incidentally, I did not notice any mention of drugs, particularly when one takes into account that based on statistics, three times as many deaths occur because of drugs than on the roads.

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