Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

If I might come in for a second again, there is a feeling as well that we have not succeeded so far. We have not succeeded in stopping the problem; there is no doubt about that. The challenges continue. We need to intervene in some way to intercept the flow of drugs towards the community in a way that entices the people away. That means a task force needs to be funded with the right to implement the means of lifting the siege on such areas or in other words, to give more of a feeling of well-being. There are serious situations throughout the country where drugs and alcohol have taken a hold to an extent that is fearsome. It frightens everybody.