Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

Does the Minister of State agree that prevention is better than cure in this instance and does he agree that crystal meths is gaining a foothold in Europe? Is he aware the UN office on drugs and crime has said the sudden growth of the drug in the United States and its expansion from being a regional to a national problem there could be replicated in Europe? Is he aware that the number of European countries reporting seizures has more than doubled, from 11 in 2000 to 25 in 2005? Is he aware crystal meths is available in some of Ireland's cities and towns, that there have been consistent seizures of the drug since 2004 and that while the quantities seized have been small, they have been increasing? In July 2008 six kilos of the drug were seized in County Offaly.

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