Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 3:

(a) To insert the following after “polydrug problem;”:

“— while addiction to drugs is a problem across all of the country, neighbourhoods with a concentration of social and economic disadvantage are more seriously affected by drugs than other areas and merit a more substantive response from the State to address the underlying causes of drug addiction;”; and

(b) to insert the following after “community leadership and participation programmes;”:

“— increase the level of funding available in the most socio-economically disadvantaged areas for youth work, family supports and community development services, and for training, education and employment supports, to help address the underlying causes of drug addiction;”

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