Custodial care for drug users

Summary

Durkan asks for custodial-care centres to protect users and weaken pushers’ influence; Desmond says detention is not a solution, citing the experience of people imprisoned and released.

Thomas J. Fitzpatrick An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

A final question from Deputy Durkan.

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Bernard J. Durkan Mr. Durkan Fine Gael

Would the Minister consider it essential that centres of custodial care be set up in order to look after the interests of the users, thus undermining the authority of the pushers?

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Barry Desmond Mr. B. Desmond Labour Party

An examination of the report on drug abuse and the case histories of those who have been in prison and have come out would show that the demand for custodial care and detention is not at all a solution.

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