Written answers

Thursday, 29 June 2006

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Illicit Drugs Market

8:00 pm

Photo of Paul GogartyPaul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 194: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will estimate the value of the black market trade in methadone here. [25461/06]

Photo of Michael McDowellMichael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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Due to the clandestine nature of the drugs trade, it is not possible to accurately estimate the value of the illicit drug market in methadone in Ireland. However, I am informed by the Garda authorities that the level of seizures of the drug remains low.

The following table shows details of methadone seizures made by An Garda Síochána for the years 2001 to 2005, inclusive:

Year Quantity Estimated Street Value
2001 647 tablets 5,677 millilitres 7,604
2002 252 tablets 6,966 millilitres 3,913
2003 370 tablets 3,392 millilitres 4,378
2004 26 tablets 260
2005 1,758 millilitres 351

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