Like amendments Nos. 8 and 9, this amendment seeks to expand the meaning of policing principles within the Bill. Amendment No. 11 relates to the provision in the Bill, as drafted, requiring the policing principles to establish that effective policing depends on securing the support and confidence of the public. Beyond that, while the policing principles have been expanded to include community safety, there is no definition in the Bill as to what community safety means.
I move amendment No. 12: In page 25, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: “(d) preserving safety and security in our communities,”. Amendment No. 12 seeks to provide an additional function for An Garda Síochána under the Bill to provide policing services with the objective of preserving safety in our communities.
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Tellers: Tá, Senators Lynn Ruane and Eileen Flynn; Níl, Senators Robbie Gallagher and Regina Doherty..
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment put: | Lost | 11–21 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 9–20 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 12–25 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 12–26 |
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