Tim Lombard (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That is a significant debate that needs to take place. Garda recruitment numbers, which I believe the Minister said would be 800 this year, although I am open to correction on that, are significant compared with recruitment to the Naval Service. We should look at what can be done in the area of recruitment to ensure we reach our full potential and get all Naval Service ships out to sea. The implication of that for the State would be that what happened yesterday in the south east could happen more often because we would have our full fleet available. The Minister for Defence needs to come to the House to have a debate on this because drugs are an important element of State security.