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 the CSO finding that arrests for drug dealing are up 40%, indicating a major increase in drug-related crime, the urgent need for the Government to reinstate a full-time Minister with sole responsibility for the national drugs strategy; make adequate budgets available to both local drugs task forces and regional drugs task forces for the development of drug services to respond to the crises in both heroin and cocaine use; implement immediately the action plan on setting up local community policing fora; provide support for families to be involved as partners at local drugs task force and regional drugs task force level; and for the Minister to stop spinning statistics and concentrate on restructuring and re-targeting Garda resources at the drugs crisis and associated serious crime, as is his responsibility.

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