Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 3 December 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Aggressive Begging from a Public Order Perspective: Discussion

9:40 am

Photo of Finian McGrathFinian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent) | Oireachtas source

That is fair enough. I pose the question because earlier this morning I heard an interview on radio with a gentleman who said that two weeks ago he had offered support to Jonathan Corrie, the man who died across the road from the Dáil, but that he had turned it down and wanted only to talk to him. He also said he was not in any way aggressive. The point I am making is that the perception is that most homeless people are aggressive. Many of the homeless people on our streets are afraid to go into the hostels because they are afraid of being attacked or of having any money they have taken. The type of begging to which Mr. Cummins referred is harassment, which is a different ball game.

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