Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 25 May 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice

9:30 am

Ms Oonagh McPhillips:

As the Deputy said, there are different models in place. The Darndale model to which he referred is led by the city council. It has kind of grown up a little bit like Topsy with different things. What we have tried to do is align them. They all have the characteristics of community safety in that they are whole-of-government approaches and so forth, and they have been very successful to date.

I completely understand what the Deputy is saying about Ballymun. What we are trying to do at the moment is evaluate the projects that are in being. As the Deputy referenced, there are also the two Greentown projects, which form part of this anonymously. I also referenced Drogheda. Much evidence is being gathered and there is certainly a good way forward in terms of what works and what the structure should be and so forth. I hear entirely what the Deputy is saying about Ballymun.

Fundamentally, it is a political decision but it is something we are leaning into in terms of trying to make sure we are not doing damage, doing different things in different places or reinventing the wheel where something is working well. I am happy to talk to the Deputy about that.

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