Mr. Mick Devine:

There is a working group in the southern regional drug and alcohol task force at the moment. The stress levels of family members attending our family programmes are through the roof because of drug-related intimidation. Our family counsellor and a representative of the Cork drugs task force are part of a working group to see what can be done. We do not have much direct contact with the Garda, but we do have a service level agreement with the Probation Service. The Probation Service might refer a young offender to us for a residential treatment episode as an alternative to prison, hoping to interrupt the cycle of offending.