Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

Deputy Kenny asked about Moyross in particular. There is a very good community in Moyross. There is a very committed group of people in Moyross who are, and have been for some time, doing their utmost across a range of services. From youth groups and senior citizens' groups to people working in the home and people looking after children, they are doing their best to deal with the difficulties there. They are asking the State, across a range of areas from gardaí and special detective units to a special task force, to deal with a fairly small, but hardened and dangerous group of criminals who operate in that community — as happens in other communities too.

There is no shortage of resources. The Garda, through its special units, extra gardaí, Garda overtime and the gardaí in the specialist groups, with both dogs and horses, is trying to detect drugs at checkpoints in the community and in the area. The Government has asked the former Dublin city manager, a Limerick man, John Fitzgerald, to co-ordinate the activities across a range of services to try to tackle this.

I agree there is a dangerous group. It is not the only part of the country where there is a dangerous group——

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