Transport Police Service: Motion
Seanad Éireann — 2023-01-25
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Marie Sherlock (LAB), Labour Panel

It is really important that a Department, whether it be the Department of Transport or the Department of Justice, takes responsibility for this and that there is an end to passing the buck. We cannot have loads of tea and sympathy for this issue. We need action. Britain has had a public transport police for several years now, with 75% of its funding provided by the transport contractors and 25% by the state. I do not believe that is the exact model we should follow because the unit must be within An Garda Síochána.

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Sitting date: 2023-01-25