Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Shoplifting: Discussion
Mr. Michael O'Driscoll:
Population increase is also a problem. We have a larger population now so there is a larger amount of disadvantaged people, some of whom may turn be robbing. As population increases, the Garda needs more resources. Many more people are coming from abroad; we have people from every situation now. We are still living in the eighties in terms of how we are trying to deal with petty theft.
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