Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In 1996, after the murder of Veronica Guerin, there was a scaling up of the State's interventions to deal with that situation. The fundamental question is whether the Taoiseach accepts that a similar scaling up is required from the State right now in terms of what is going on in the north inner city and this particular gangland feud. An inter-agency targeted response is required to deal with all the issues that have given rise to this situation, from education to employment. The need to establish mini-criminal assets bureaux to deal with community-based drug dealers, for example, is something that they are advocating and want immediate action on. Can the Taoiseach confirm that such a high-level, targeted inter-agency response will be provided by the Government as a matter of urgency?

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