Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise the following specific and important matter of public interest requiring urgent consideration, namely, to welcome yesterday's Garda operation resulting in the seizure of up to 30 kg of heroin, 25 kg of herbal cannabis, a machine gun and ammunition in west Dublin and, given the internationally recognised guideline that drugs seized by law enforcement agencies amount to a mere 10% of the illegal drugs available, the urgent need for the Government to commit the necessary resources and the prioritisation of these to ensure that arrests and prosecutions follow from yesterday's seizure; the need to allow Operation Marigold and Operation Anvil to become effective in their stated objectives of tackling drug and gun crime; and the urgent need for complementary measures, including increased funding to drug treatment services and drug awareness and education programmes.

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