Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 17 February 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann

Mr. Jim Meade:

It is not; it is quite an extensive operation, in fairness to An Garda Síochána. Currently, we spend just under €6 million per year, which is up 40% from a couple of years ago.

We have invested a lot in both static security and roaming security across the network. When we look at the statistics, we see that the plan with the Garda is working well. I would not downplay that in any way. They have come on board, if members will excuse the pun, and impacted significantly on the activities on board. There is still activity. We also have to recognise sometimes that what is reported as antisocial behaviour might only be boisterous behaviour or people being loud. It varies a little. We take it seriously. We recognise there is much work to do. I highlight that a lot of work has been done by An Garda Síochána and will continue to be done. If we need to add more than the €6 million, we will.

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