Cyprian Brady (Fianna Fail)

I want to raise the important issue of the massive increase in the availability of illegal drugs in Dublin city. I attended another funeral last night, that of a 28 year old man who died tragically in Ballymun as a direct result of drug abuse. The rumour on the street is that he owed the dealer €200. This is a serious problem. There have been at least eight deaths in the past six weeks related either directly or indirectly to drugs. Senator Norris raised the issue of crack cocaine, which has destroyed huge areas of cities in the USA and will no doubt cause the same problems here. I call for immediate action.