Eugene Murphy (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

A PhoneWatch survey carried out recently shows that there has been a 30% increase in robberies in the Roscommon-Longford Garda division and a 36% increase in the Sligo-Leitrim division. In the Roscommon-Longford area in 2017, there were 339 robberies. In Sligo-Leitrim, there were 247. I know the Minister for Justice and Equality is gone. It is clear that the policing model being pushed by this Government is not working. I ask the Government to review it, including the closure of Garda stations. The issue needs to be addressed. It is a huge issue in many parts of my constituency and many parts of rural Ireland.

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