Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)

In the previous part of his reply, the Minister of State indicated the national drugs strategy was conceived in the context of the heroin problem which existed at the time. A major recommendation of the study mentioned by the Minister of State which was carried out in Ballymun, Crumlin and Bray was that indicators be developed to identify emerging drug problems earlier. Has anything happened with regard to this? Has the Minister of State directed any actions to be taken in this regard? The Minister of State will be long gone by the time the new drugs strategy will be in place. Has he come to a firm view with regard to whether alcohol abuse should be part of the next national drugs strategy?

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