Fergal Browne (Fine Gael)

I congratulate the Minister of State on his reappointment. However, based on results I believe he was lucky to be reappointed. The Government is extremely vulnerable in this area. The figures speak for themselves. We cannot blame the Minister of State for the drug problem. However, the main responsibility of the Government and the Minister of State is, in the first place, to allocate funding to the organisations and then ensure they use it properly and are adequately resourced. He has failed miserably in that area, as has the Government collectively. Figures revealed by the Health Research Board now show that the use of heroin in counties outside Dublin has increased fourfold.