Drug Dealing
Dail Éireann — 2022-10-20
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David Stanton (FG), Cork East

I agree with everything Deputies Smith and Ó Murchú have said with regard to sanctions, resources and dealing with the people who are making a lot of money out of this. Has the Minister or the Minister of State looked at the Portuguese model of dissuasion, which is at the other end of the spectrum? That seems to have produced major work so far. I visited Portugal a number of years ago when I was a member of the justice committee and I was highly impressed. I ask the Minister to revisit that novel approach.

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Sitting date: 2022-10-20