Micheál Martin (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail)

I fully take on board what the Deputy is saying about the need to expand the current strategies and for a new public awareness campaign on this issue. I will speak to the Minister for Health and other Ministers about the matter. We will take a cross-departmental approach.

On the criminal justice side, there have been some strong and successful interventions by An Garda Síochána, which must be acknowledged, particularly in the context of its international collaborations. It has had good results in seizures and so forth. The health-led approach has worked historically at the level of the individual and community. It is a society-wide response. We will be pursuing those issues along with the European Union in the context of its drugs strategy.

May I take the opportunity to wish the Deputy the best of enjoyment next Sunday at Croke Park. All I can say is that the Cork hurlers will do everything they possibly can to make it a most enjoyable occasion for him.

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