Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2022-02-03
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Mary Seery Kearney (FG), Nominated by the Taoiseach

This is a great Bill, with great reorganising and modernising terminology, but I echo the concerns. While my colleagues who spoke earlier referred to more rural concerns, we end up with potential problems even within Dublin, where the likes of Ballyfermot has resources concentrated in Clondalkin. There were recent incidents in Cherry Orchard, Ballyfermot, that show the effects of such a concentration. In the context of all this, we need a reappraisal of Garda stations. I am part of a task force of local and public representatives that is arguing for such a reappraisal. We need to watch this space and be reassured. I am in touch with the Minister for Justice on the matter.

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Sitting date: 2022-02-03