Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 October 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (Resumed)

9:00 am

Photo of Donnchadh Ó LaoghaireDonnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Yes. My final question is more of an observation which I also made to Foróige at our previous meeting. An issue that keeps being raised at policing forum meetings is the large amount of time being spent by gardaí in moving young people on from where they have congregated. Sometimes, there is an anti-social behaviour or criminal element to what is happening, but the congregating is often benign. There is a mixture. It seems that many of these issues are arising because of the lack of investment in youth facilities. Particularly if they are not into sport, there is nowhere for young people in the 13 to 17 years age bracket to go. They end up congregating in places, which can legitimately cause others to become concerned. Do the Garda and the PSNI have a view on the type of investment that is required in youth services?

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