Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

We have spoken about the fact that at present gun crime is almost non-existent in the State. This is very welcome and it is to the great credit of the gardaí who put themselves in harm's way during the feud. This does not mean that violence has gone away. The violence we see in our communities at present, and the drug-related intimidation, is horrific. We are speaking about people being brought into this at all ages. Older people are being intimidated for the drug debt of a son or daughter and kids are being brought into it as mules. I welcome the fact we do not have guns any more but a consequence of this is that it has gone far more into the shadows and it is a lot more insidious. I do not necessarily have a question on this.