Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)

The level of funding provided in this area is not sufficient. The president of EURAD stated the Government had concentrated resources in methadone clinics and failed to address the drugs problem holistically. We are not doing enough, in terms of advertising, to show the downside of drugs. It is fashionable to take cocaine. We must tackle this problem by providing an alternative. How does the Minister of State propose to do this? I admit the task is a difficult one but we will play our part in supporting the Minister of State in his efforts to address it. He has stated three projects have been initiated in certain parts of Dublin to try to address this problem. He might as well be sweeping the streets in those areas because this will not have any affect nationally. These three projects will not break the momentum of the drug barons of Ireland.

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