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

I did not interrupt anybody. I have met people who have been addicted and who have come through very good programmes provided with assistance from the State. It must also be said that there are community organisations working on the ground in many communities throughout the country. It is not as if everyone is out to criminalise all those who are addicted to drugs, alcohol or anything else. Addiction is a terrible thing for which the addicted person needs help.

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