Frank Feighan (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am glad the Deputy has welcomed the €850,000 initiative. The Tallaght drug and alcohol task force put forward a very powerful argument for that funding. That task force highlighted the problem through its very informative report. Tallaght is an area that has intergenerational issues, with some families and children caught up in a cycle of drug use, addiction, trauma and harm. The report on drug use in Tallaght pointed to the need for an inter-agency response involving An Garda Síochána, youth services, the HSE and local development and community organisations. I again pay tribute to the task force for its leadership in highlighting the issues.