Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The last group that was in here talked about drug task forces and the importance of decision-makers being around the table. This is an old chestnut. It goes back years. We are talking about the pillars of drug rehabilitation. Those that need to be there are education, health, justice, social protection, child and family, and probably others. At some stage, however, a decision was made that the Department would pull out of those structures. The Minister of State says it is on the oversight body and so on, but if we do not have those key elements and those key people around the table, it is very frustrating for any of the task forces operating. None of us know where we will be in the coming weeks but we certainly need a champion of change in that area.