Louth County Council is doing its bit to bring about a change in legislation so that money confiscated from criminal gangs can help fund local addiction services and other initiatives.
The disclosure at a Joint Policing Committee meeting that €1 million had been seized by gardaí in Louth prompted Independent representatives Paddy McQuillan and Maeve Yore to propose a motion at the December meeting.
They requested the local authority write to the Ministers for Justice, Finance and Public Expenditure to make provisions where monies confiscated under the Proceeds of Crime Legislation be redirected from central coffers to combat the effect of drug addiction in Louth communities, and that the necessary legislation is changed to allow this vital funding support to happen.