Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

I join with everybody in complimenting the Garda Commissioner and the Garda Síochána on the €10 million haul of drugs last night in Clondalkin. I agree with Senator Brady that many drugs come into the country through small airports. Weston Aerodrome is the focus of attention at the moment but other small airports are totally uncontrolled. Drugs are coming into the country and they must be coming in somewhere. There should be a clampdown on smaller airports in that regard. Air traffic control should know the number of aeroplanes that have come in through Weston Aerodrome in the past five years and there should be an investigation into every person using that facility, as well as every other private airport, so that we can find out the extent of the drugs coming in. There is an insatiable appetite for drugs and we need more awareness. I call for the Minister to report to this House on the actions of his and other Departments in that regard.