Joint Policing Committees
Dail Éireann — 2026-03-19
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Roderic O'Gorman (GP), Dublin West

I am delighted to hear there is €8 million for the central office. I have no doubt the councillors and the statutory bodies, particularly the local community representatives, would have a very clear idea as to how a proportion of that money could be spent well locally. I would say it is the same whether we are talking about Cabra or west Limerick. My concern centres on what has been described as a very transformative approach to how we address community safety, and how we link the Garda and local authorities with those statutory bodies. A lot of political capital has been expended on making this change from the joint policing committee model to the community safety partnership model, yet the key deliverable, which is having some element of resources and finance to deliver on the recommendations for a very specific community, is not there. That is a worry. Can these bodies deliver if they do not have the financial resources to implement their initiatives?

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Sitting date: 2026-03-19