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

Photo of Cathal CroweCathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for their contributions today. I represent some of the population - only a small part of Ireland. I would love to see the staff get better training. It is a system that is not going to be dismantled anytime soon, it would appear. It needs to be significantly beefed up. I do not know what the correct term is but the policing smarts need to be in this system. If there is a car in the vicinity, a garda nearby or if there is an eircode, that kind of detail needs to be obtained on that phone call because the caller hangs up, invariably, after a minute and a half. If you have not obtained that information, it is goodbye.

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