Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)

I support Senator Fitzgerald's comments on the murder of Paul Quinn. I have raised the matter on several occasions in the House. Will the Leader ask the Taoiseach or the Minister for Foreign Affairs to meet the Quinn family? Intimidation continues, even for the McCartney family. The Irish and British Governments seem unwilling to accept the IRA, or its supporters, was involved in the brutal murder of Paul Quinn. It seems to be peace at any cost. We all want the Good Friday Agreement to prosper but not with peace at any cost, which seems to be policy. I ask that the Garda be given all possible resources to bring these brutal murderers to book as soon as possible.

The House recently had a debate on drug policy but I call for another one in view of the increasing problems with drug use, in particular cocaine. In my city, Waterford, we have recently seen the devastation caused by drugs. We must take whatever measures we can. As Senator McCarthy has stated, this problem must be treated in the same way as we dealt with criminality in 1997 when CAB was formed. This problem must be faced down and the strongest possible measures the State has must be used to tackle the problem.