Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 96: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the measures he has taken to advance the roll out of confidential anti-drug dealing phone lines in local drug task force areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42875/06]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Following on from the evaluation of the confidential anti-drug dealing phone line established by Blanchardstown Local Drugs Task Force with funding provided by my Department, the Steering Group of the project proposed, as one of a number of recommendations, that the campaign be piloted nationwide. The recommendations arising are being considered by the National Drugs Strategy Team and on receipt of their views I will consider the matter further.

In considering the issue going forward I will be particularly interested in the views of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and An Garda Síochána. It may be the case that initiatives such as this have maximum impact when strongly targeted at specific local areas for defined short periods, rather than being rolled out generally with no specific time frame.