Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

As I was listening to the questions I came up with a little brainwave. The Garda requested the audit be carried out. I sit on the joint policing committee in Galway. It would be very welcome if An Garda Síochána dedicated a section of its bimonthly report to children. Various offences are documented in the report. Could there be one specifically looking at where the Garda had to invoke a section 12 with regard to children, with a breakdown on whether there was domestic alcohol or drugs? The spotlight would be shone at a local level every two months, which would feed into the national idea. It would strengthen the hand of awareness and continuous media coverage, and it would keep it on the agenda. Unfortunately if we do nothing we will not speak for a year and much might have passed. Timelines are essential for implementation. This is something to which An Garda Síochána has access because it is on the PULSE system. What does Dr. Shannon think of this idea?