Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

As the Minister knows, gangland crime is impacting hugely on the city. We discussed it last week in the Dáil. The budget the Minister announced in February was of the order of €5 million. Can the Minister give the House some indiction of how much, if any, of that sum has been drawn down because there are conflicting reports in the media on that matter?

Has the Minister instructed any of the Department's officials to conduct a review of the Criminal Justice Act which, as we mentioned last week, was significantly ramped up by previous Ministers for justice to target the people involved in gangland activity? I have met the communities in question. The Minister stated she had met them recently. They want to know that the legislation in place is fit for purpose.

Will the Minister comment on the proposal contained in Fianna Fáil's election manifesto that a serious and organised crime unit be established? It would be an amalgamation of the Garda national drugs unit and the organised crime unit? It would bring together the skill sets required to deal with the entire landscape of gangland criminality, not just drugs but also human trafficking and counterfeit goods and medicines.

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