Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 5 March 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Arson Attacks: Discussion

Photo of Mark WardMark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Okay. I have one other point. I mentioned the arson attack when the last group of witnesses was in. It is really reprehensible when that happens. There was a recent arson attack in Crooksling, which is a place I know well. My grandmother passed away in the nursing home there. We have a lot of good memories and sad memories there. I know that a lot of people in the local community have the same kinds of memories of Crooksling. When I watched this play out from afar, I could nearly see the arson attack happen. I am not saying the people who were at the protest were the ones who carried out the arson attack. We would see the process and some of the misinformation and rumours that were going around and then we could see an arson attack. It just seems to be a pattern of behaviour. Is there anything gardaí can do to combat that pattern of behaviour to stop that happening? I know that is a very open question.

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