Cecilia Keaveney (Fianna Fail)

To take up where Senator Quinn left off and as there are students in the Gallery, his message is important to send out, particularly the point about the 30 Maltese teachers who now work in translation in Europe. There was a question as to whether the Irish language was alive or dead but the fact that there are now job opportunities in translation services in the European Union should give the Department of Education and Science, the teaching services and students a new impetus to consider the potential job opportunities within the Irish language. I would support a proposal for a lá Gaeilge.

On a point of information for Senator Twomey, the Oireachtas report on the treatment of cocaine addiction, with particular reference to the Irish experience, is a recent publication. As chairman of the committee at the time, my by-line was that there was nothing romantic about doing a line. If the Senator wants some information on our findings at that time the report is on the Oireachtas website and is available in hard copy also.

I do not understand the reason we continue to talk about cannabis and cocaine abuse while avoiding the bigger drug problem we face, namely, alcohol. I ask the Leader again when we will have a debate on the alcohol abuse problem, which is the main drug of choice.