Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 May 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters
Deprivation of Liberty: Discussion
Eileen Flynn (Independent) | Oireachtas source
There is the issue of young men who are being used as drug mules by gangs. I see this all of the time on our streets. I do not know how to make this point this without giving offence. It is like how some people do not have language for the Traveller community. I do not want to offend or insult while trying to do the right thing and make a point. Are people with disabilities more vulnerable to becoming involved in the drug muling we see in society today? We see it in all walks of life. I see it on the streets of Dublin with young people. Is there any data to confirm that people with disabilities are more vulnerable to becoming involved with gangs? When I talk about gangs, I mean young people at age 14 or 15 out selling drugs. What is the Professor's opinion on this?
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