Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

As the Minister of State knows, funding for local and regional drug and alcohol forums and task forces is vital in the fight against drug and alcohol addiction, which has had a devastating effect in many of our communities. Is the funding provided to these task forces sufficient to meet the aims of the national drugs strategy which we all want to succeed? I have grave concern that it will not succeed owing to lack of funding.

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