We’re spending millions fighting drug abuse

I WANT to take issue with comments made by the Labour Party spokesperson on justice, Joe Costello, TD, at the launch of his party’s submission to the mid-term review of the national drugs strategy (Irish Examiner, October 12).

Wed, 20 Oct, 2004 - 01:00

His attempt to denigrate the huge level of funding given to tackling drug misuse flies in the face of reality.

To date, the Government has allocated or spent:

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