Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)

It would be useful to have clarity on these important issues before going into the Easter recess. Deputy Jim O'Keeffe asked how the two processes for possession of drugs sit together, one for drugs of a value greater than £10,000 or €13,000, and the new provision which is of an extraordinarily different order. The Tánaiste thought of withdrawing his second proposal which would clarify our determination on this matter. I am not sure whether we should adjust the €13,000 threshold in the original legislation. Has the Tánaiste thought about this overnight?

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