David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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We made a recommendation to have a criminal justice inspectorate, as exists in Northern Ireland, to range across the entire criminal justice area and report on it.

I thank the witnesses for their submissions, interacting with the committee and being here. With their permission, we will send the transcript and submissions to the Department, perhaps along with some comments. Tomorrow at 9:45 a.m. we will launch our report on drugs. In the past we have reviewed penal reform and the community courts. The committee has done much work in these areas.

At the end of the day, there is a major groundswell of fear of crime in the community. This morning, we had a debate with Muintir na Tíre. People speak about going to bed with firearms. Public meetings are being held and people are genuinely afraid because of what they have seen reported. This must be addressed in myriad ways. This morning, Muintir na Tíre made a very good presentation on how to do this in a positive way.