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11/08/2014
FF Back Calls For Specialist Drugs Task Force
Fianna Fáil has backed calls by Dublin Lord Mayor, Christy Burke, for a special task force to be established to tackle the escalating drug problem.
Support the Mayor call, the party's Dublin Spokesperson Senator Darragh O’Brien said: "I listened with interest to the Lord Mayor’s comments on radio today regarding the Taoiseach’s failed promise before the last election to eliminate homelessness by 2016. The Government has also failed to put any flesh on the bones of its lofty 2011 housing strategy. Instead, we have had re-heated policy announcements and a failure to launch capital investment or help voluntary housing associations to finance projects.
"What Dublin needs is a cross community and cross departmental approach to ensure there is a co-ordinated policy across the city. Fianna Fáil is willing to work on this special task force and I am calling on all political parties to do the same.
"We need to provide real solutions to people that are stuck in the spiral of alcohol, drugs and homelessness. Instead of lofty statements, there needs to be tangible action. The first step in this would be the Government establishing the special task force, as called for by the Lord Mayor.
"The drug problems in Dublin city is starting to affect tourism and many people are wary of going into the centre of the city or to the boardwalk area around the quays. Unless there is a concerted effort and a cross party and cross community approach taken to the problem, I fear will only escalate."
(MH/IT)
Support the Mayor call, the party's Dublin Spokesperson Senator Darragh O’Brien said: "I listened with interest to the Lord Mayor’s comments on radio today regarding the Taoiseach’s failed promise before the last election to eliminate homelessness by 2016. The Government has also failed to put any flesh on the bones of its lofty 2011 housing strategy. Instead, we have had re-heated policy announcements and a failure to launch capital investment or help voluntary housing associations to finance projects.
"What Dublin needs is a cross community and cross departmental approach to ensure there is a co-ordinated policy across the city. Fianna Fáil is willing to work on this special task force and I am calling on all political parties to do the same.
"We need to provide real solutions to people that are stuck in the spiral of alcohol, drugs and homelessness. Instead of lofty statements, there needs to be tangible action. The first step in this would be the Government establishing the special task force, as called for by the Lord Mayor.
"The drug problems in Dublin city is starting to affect tourism and many people are wary of going into the centre of the city or to the boardwalk area around the quays. Unless there is a concerted effort and a cross party and cross community approach taken to the problem, I fear will only escalate."
(MH/IT)
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