Camillus Glynn (Fianna Fail)

I welcome the publication of the spatial strategy document especially as it refers to the midland towns, including my own.

I also support the remarks of Senator MacSharry about the spiking of drinks. I am sure everyone has observed that most young people in public houses walk around with their thumb over the neck of a bottle. That is done for obvious reasons.

I ask the Leader to ask the Minister for the Environment and Local Government to come to this House to discuss the management of housing estates. It has been brought to my notice more than once that residents of certain housing estates are prisoners in their own homes due to the activities of young thugs. There is serious difficulty pertaining to this matter. I would welcome an early debate on it. I will not say anything more on this now, but I will have plenty to say when we come to debate it.