Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Kennedy talked about the lack of visibility and presence of An Garda Síochána and, as Deputy O'Callaghan said, that is not confined to the countryside. I was robbed 25 times in one year on the streets in Dublin when I was working with Dublin City Council. We had exactly 25 robberies and none of what was robbed was recovered. There is every bit as much crime in the city, if not more. There is going to be an increase in Garda numbers and that will help. At the same time, however, has the IFA looked at the idea of more communication between members of the organisation in respect of the movements of people who might be suspected of being potential criminals? I am not talking about vigilante groups, with which I strongly disagree.