Mr. Joe Donohue:

I work for the family resource centre, which is funded by the Minister's agency. We have many services that focus on families particularly in terms of intervention. The big thing for us is when one makes the intervention, particularly with regard to young children who are involved in serious anti-social behaviour. The people involved in the distribution and supply of drugs in our communities generally do not cause a major nuisance, it is the young children they have running for them. It is extremely difficult to get them into the system, because they are not seen as being highly problematic. Some of these children are now attending school. They are still in school so they would not be deemed to be a high risk category but the reality is that they are on that train. For me it is about early intervention, but an early intervention that deals not just with the child but also with the family and the community. That would be the big thing for me. It is early intervention and not waiting for somebody to go so far as into the criminal justice system. That is a big challenge for the new agency, particularly with the limited resources available at present.