15th May 2002

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Taoiseach challenged on future of Community Employment support jobs in drugs rehab projects

Sinn Fein's Dublin North East candidate, Councillor Larry O'Toole, has called on the Taoiseach to make ``an urgent public statement'' on if there are large-scale Community Employment job cuts which will affect drugs rehabilitation projects.

Cllr O'Toole said that both he and the Taoiseach represent a constituency with one of the most severe drugs situations in the State.

The Sinn Fein candidate said:

``People were led to believe that the 1,000 jobs on drugs support, rehabilitation and care projects were ring-fenced because they are in such a vital area of need. Now the word is that the Government has ordered that CE job vacancies should not be filled.

``The Taoiseach owes it to the thousands of recovering drugs addicts and their families to gve a clear statement on where his government stands on this issue and, more importantly, what the future holds for them if a Fianna Fáil-led government is returned.''

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