Fianna Fáil thinks the government isn’t doing enough to tackle Ireland’s drug problem so the party has launched its own policy on the issue.
Speaking at an event in Dublin city today, justice spokesperson Niall Collins said a junior drugs minister should be appointed.
He said the issue has become more “complex” due to wider availability of various types of illegal substances in recent years, noting: “When we talk about drugs it’s not just heroin.”
Collins accused the government of being “fixated purely on heroin”, noting that while it remains a serious issue usage levels are “relatively static”.
The Limerick TD said there’s “no part of Ireland which isn’t affected by the scourge of drugs”. Under the plan more gardaí would be deployed to areas “where drug dealing and alcohol related anti-social behaviour is most persistent”.
Source: Órla Ryan,thejournal.ie, 17/04/15
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