Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 26 June 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion
Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
I agree. I also agree that the rate of addiction is very much a health issue. Is An Garda Síochána doing anything to penetrate the modern technology we have? Historically, it may have deployed 20 gardaí in a particular area to monitor and try to address the cell structures relating to drug dealing and build a picture. How is it trying to penetrate the modern network, which is very much IT-driven? What is being done at European level? It is not just an issue in Ireland but in all countries. The "Uberisation" of it is a significant problem for the criminal justice system going forward in that a lot of what is happening is beyond the reach of An Garda Síochána's public interface.
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