Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 February 2010
401 Deputy Charlie O’Connor asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if there are plans to provide additional funding to the Tallaght drugs task force, Dublin, for the dial to stop drug dealing campaign; if his attention has been drawn to the success of the campaign to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6638/10]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, the Dial-to-Stop Drug Dealing Campaign ran across 15 Local and Regional Drugs Task Forces areas, including Tallaght, in 2008 and 2009. At the end of 2009, nearly 5,770 calls were made to the confidential phone number, generating almost 1,600 reports to Gardaí. Due to the success of the campaign, I have again made funding available in 2010 to keep the phone line open and, already this year, there have been a further 138 calls. Over the coming months I will be reviewing various options for further promotional campaigns, perhaps through a more centralised approach or though potential linkages with other campaigns and fora.
