Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 February 2008
24 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans or proposals to ensure a document (details supplied) or a document of a similar nature is given to every school and every relevant age group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5587/08]
View answerI have already arranged, following consultation with the Minister for Education & Science, the recent circulation of an earlier more comprehensive publication from the same source to all second level schools. The Deputy may now be familiar with this publication, as I have circulated it to all Oireachtas Members this week. I see this publication as providing very useful information for our young people. In some cases differing views are put forward in the document on how to tackle aspects of the drugs problem and I see it contributing to debate in our society on the drugs issue at a time when a new National Drugs Strategy for 2009-2016 is being considered.
Meanwhile, on Monday I launched the National Drugs Public Awareness Campaign, which is led by the HSE. As part of that campaign two information leaflets, "Know the facts about drugs" and "Cocaine the facts" have been published and are available through Health Promotion Unit of the HSE or through www.healthinfo.ie.
