Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 15 May 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána
Mr. Drew Harris:
I do not know who is saying that. They do not say to my face, and they should not be saying it because it is completely contrary to our purpose. Our purpose is the prevention and detection of crime. Our purpose is to make people feel safe and secure as they go about their business and no one has any sort of writ to be outside the law. Anyone committing an offence should be pursued without any fear or favour and pursued rigorously and practically. This has been my standpoint now for nearly six years. Whoever is saying this to the Deputy is completely distorting the picture of what is happening within the organisation. This is a complete distortion of what we are about.
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