Ms Nóirín O'Sullivan:

We work very closely with the local housing authorities and the local authorities in terms of addressing anti-social behaviour issues because we recognise that they are very disruptive to individual families and also to communities because they create a sense of fear. We engage at a strategic level with the local authorities but also at a local level with the local communities in attempting to address those issues and we have a number of initiatives in place. We take on board what the Deputy is saying and we will look at that specific area and see if there is more that we can do.

We use ASBOs in terms of anti-social behaviour issues particularly around teenagers and young people and also in terms of invoking the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act and the Criminal Damage Act to deal with the kinds of issues that have been described.