Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2023-11-29
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Ivana Bacik (LAB), Dublin Bay South

We all continue to keep the victims of Thursday's awful attacks uppermost in our thoughts, particularly the child and care worker who are still in hospital. However, all of us, especially those of us in Dublin, are still waiting for a clear message from the Minister about what real action she and the rest of the Government are taking now to make the streets safe. We know the problem. There are simply not enough gardaí, including visible gardaí, and not enough support for front-line gardaí, who are, it seems, forced to communicate by WhatsApp. There has been a hands-off approach to policing the far right for far too long. Government TDs have been quick to accuse others of grandstanding and distracting from the crisis facing us. Undoubtedly, there has been grandstanding from the Opposition, including the waving in this House of a photograph of an identifiable person.

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Sitting date: 2023-11-29