Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of national importance, namely, in light of findings from the HSE published today that children as young as eight years old are experiencing drug misuse and one in ten between the ages of 15 and 18 admit to using cocaine, ecstasy and speed, the urgent need for the Government to respond to the demands of the citywide drugs crisis campaign by creating a Minister of State with sole responsibility for drugs, immediately reversing the funding shortfall from budget 2007 for local drugs services, implementing the actions in the national drugs strategy on community policing and working in full partnership with communities to address the drugs crisis which is affecting ever more and younger children.

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