Damien English (Meath, Fine Gael)

The Minister is innovative in the area of education and so is the Fine Gael Party. There are ways of implementing such policies if the will is there. It is a challenge to tackle the alcohol and drugs crisis in our schools. There is no point in burying our heads in the sand and pretending it is not happening. The Taoiseach tried to suggest yesterday that there is no problem in this regard. Like his brother, he does not realise the urgency of the situation. There is a serious problem in our society in terms of alcohol and drug abuse.

Fine Gael has put forward an idea to alleviate this situation.

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