29 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to new figures from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction showing that Ireland ranks fifth out of 12 European countries for magic mushroom use among 15 to 24 year olds; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that almost 6% of them have used magic mushrooms in comparison with less that 1% in other European countries; the efforts he is making to educate young people regarding the dangers of magic mushrooms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31279/06]

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29 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to new figures from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction showing that Ireland ranks fifth out of 12 European countries for magic mushroom use among 15 to 24 year olds; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that almost 6% of them have used magic mushrooms in comparison with less that 1% in other European countries; the efforts he is making to educate young people regarding the dangers of magic mushrooms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31279/06]

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