Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his presentation. I will start with the issue of cocaine and crack cocaine, the use of which has hugely increased in the last number of years. I understand that there were more than 50 deaths in 2017 as result of crack cocaine, but I do not have more up-to-date figures. What action is being taken to deal with this? It is a new challenge in the past four to five years but it is becoming more serious. What action is being taken to deal with that issue? This is not just a Dublin or a Cork problem; it is right around the country. Will the Minister of State please deal with this issue?