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

One issue is intimidation. I am sure the Senator has come across it in his constituency. People are being intimidated and money is being paid because a member of the family owes money to a dealer. This is about a co-ordinated approach. As I said, 30 Garda inspectors have been appointed around the country to co-ordinate within each individual region of the Garda force. The idea is to make sure that we can provide assistance to anyone who is feeling intimidated. People do not have to go to the gardaí. They can work with the different groups locally too. Over time, they will maybe get the confidence to report the matter to the gardaí. It is about trying to support them where they are intimidated. I have had to deal with at least four or five of those cases. They are all difficult. The idea with the DRIVE programme is to provide information about where people can get assistance.