Paddy Burke (Fine Gael)

Since then, he has served as Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform for three and half years. I presume that as the Minister gets more familiar with the north side of Dublin, he has come to understand it is not easy to get rid of drugs, particularly from Mountjoy Prison. Nonetheless, I agree with the Minister that there should be no drugs in prisons. He would have the full backing of almost all persons in the State in his efforts to achieve this end. I would like the Minister to clarify the points I have made.