Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

It is inevitable that an incident of this kind leads to speculation about what attempts there may have been to import drugs in this way which may have been successful and about which the authorities know nothing. Of its nature, that is speculation for which no hard evidence exists, but in 2005 the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated that global seizures of cocaine amounted to 44% of cocaine production.

I have listened carefully to the helpful contribution which Deputies Coveney and Sheehan made during this debate. The events of the past couple of days have underlined the fact that the efforts of all the agencies involved to combat this deadly trade must be relentless. For its part, the Government will continue to provide all the resources that are necessary.

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