Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

If any member of the Garda is enabled to accept notification by an offender, the offender will say, for example, that he or she told Sergeant Clohessy at the fair in Castletownbere last week where he or she was living. There must be formality and, therefore, an inspector or superintendent should preform this function. The inspector route was chosen because his or her knowledge would be more localised.

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