Cabinet Committees
Dail Éireann — 2026-09-16
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

Tuigim, tuigim, tuigim. I have dealt with the issues in respect of Galway city.
Deputy Mark Ward referred to pursuit training. It was a very good goal by Houghton in 1988. I take the Deputy's point. We must also be mindful of the fact that a lot has happened in the past four or five years in An Garda Síochána, in terms of recruitment activities and so on. There needs to be more focused training and so on, and there will be. Work is already under way with senior gardaí in colleges in the UK who are endeavouring to share expertise with UK police in terms of training and pursuit operations.
Deputy Cahill provided a long list of Kerry towns that could do with gardaí. I will take on board what he said about Portmagee.
The spiking of drinks is a horrendous and heinous crime and the Deputy is correct that there can be horrific consequences in terms of sexual assault. We would be supportive of a Private Members' Bill in that respect. The Deputy is pursuing that with Deputy McGrath. I will engage with the Minister.

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Sitting date: 2026-09-16