Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)

On promised legislation of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, when will the criminal justice (psychotropic substances) Bill be published so that we all can see what the measures included in it are, and when will it come into effect? The Minister, Deputy Dermot Ahern, has stated that the Garda will play an important role in ensuring that head shops are compliant with this new law. Will the Minister, therefore, increase Garda manpower in communities to enforce this legislation and can the Minister assure us that when new legal highs come on the market they will be dealt with sufficiently and swiftly without further delay in banning them?

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