The Taoiseach will be well aware of the tragic killings that have occurred in the Coolock Garda district. He will also be aware from his time as Minister for education that it is also an area that has the lowest progression to further and higher education in the country. Former assistant commissioner, Mr. Jack Nolan, is completing an evaluation of what needs to be done to address the complex issues in that area. I warmly welcome the commitment in the programme for Government that the approach taken in the north inner city will be expanded to other such areas because it is far more than a policing issue. Will the Taoiseach and his office play a lead role in co-ordinating the work on such a response in areas like Coolock so that as occurred in the north inner city it will be led from the centre of Government?

The Deputy makes a very constructive suggestion. I will work with others. It is an important point in terms of the development of community initiatives in north and east Dublin, similar to the former RAPID programmes. In other words, we need a multidisciplinary, concentrated approach to areas that have experienced significant disadvantage, in particular areas where there are low levels of school completion. We must attack this issue in a combined way involving agencies and Departments. I will examine the Deputy's proposal.

On the proposal which the Deputy put forward last week on the Order of Business in regard to the utilisation of the public service in terms of internships, I brought it to the heart of Government to the Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform in the context of the stimulus programme. I agree with the Deputy that we need to give more opportunities to young people in the current crisis in respect of both the public service and the private sector.