Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am almost finished. It was taken as a natural progression that drug use would be dealt with through early intervention by the heath system rather than the criminal justice system.

The Minister of State referred to the 633 drug related deaths in 2012 in Ireland. That is a very high figure. However he failed to mention the number of deaths as a result of gangland murders and violence in the community.