Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 10 June 2025

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána

2:00 am

Dr. Shawna Coxon:

There has not been as much of that recently - this may not be the Deputy's experience - but we have been very mindful of the issue. The Deputy also lives in a very busy area that we know needs staffing based on demand; there is no question about it.

Although the high visibility patrols are starting as a pilot in downtown Dublin, there are plans over time. I want to be careful about giving timelines immediately but we are looking at other areas, particularly in terms of displacement. We do not know if that is actually occurring, but we are hearing that. Like the Commissioner, I want to be mindful of what our numbers are and what we are able to do. It is difficult to make commitments but the plan was to look at how it worked in the downtown corps and see if there are ways to rotate that around. Instead of displacement from the Deputy's area, it would be into his area based on demand.

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