Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)

Last week's edition of The Sunday Tribune reported that drugs are available through the Internet. What proposals do the Government and the Garda Síochána have to stop this? It is bad enough that drug pushers are in every corner of the country but now drugs can be bought over the internet and received through the post.

Is the Customs and Excise being given the support and finances it needs to stop illegal drug smuggling along our coasts? There is no doubt that the Irish Coast Guard has never before found as many drugs but that is only a small proportion of the overall quantity.

When will a programme be established to educate young people in schools about the effects of drugs? We already have videos and tapes from sporting organisations. The issue should be part of the curriculum and videos should be shown in schools on the effects of drugs on families and individuals.

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