James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

The Minister of State's contribution reminds me of the good old days in the former health board when we were inundated with paperwork and told how great things were, but we never examined the problems. As other Deputies pointed out, the value of this motion is in great doubt. Everybody agrees we should be discussing the problems facing today's youth, but there is no point in doing so unless one has a plan to deal with them. I ask the Minister to look at the Visitors Gallery. Normally it is full of school children, but the people most concerned with this debate are not hear to listen to it.

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