Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 October 2005
58 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of cocaine seizures by the Garda Síochána in the towns of Tralee and Listowel, County Kerry, for each year from 2000 to 2004, respectively, and to date in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29638/05]
View answerData provided by the Garda authorities in respect of seizures of cocaine in the towns of Tralee and Listowel over the period 2000 to 2004, inclusive, and in 2005 to date are summarised in the following table.
|
Year |
Tralee |
Listowel |
|
2000 |
0 |
0 |
|
2001 |
4 |
0 |
|
2002 |
2 |
2 |
|
2003 |
10 |
0 |
|
2004 |
7 |
6 |
|
2005 to date |
5 |
7 |
It is a key objective of the National Drugs Strategy 2001-2008 to reduce access to all drugs, particularly those drugs that cause most harm to young people, especially in those areas where misuse is most prevalent. The strategy specifies a number of supply reduction targets for the Garda Síochána in terms of drug seizures and the Garda has achieved considerable successes regarding these targets to date.
