Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)

I agree with the Minister of State regarding policing committees, but something is missing. In the area inside the Wicklow-Kildare-Meath-Louth circumference, there are no community gardaí mixing with the communities. This is an ideal opportunity to put a mechanism in place to determine what can be done. If the Garda does not interact with the people, there will be no interaction at all. We want community gardaí in the area. Through the Minister of State's representations to the Garda and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, what can be done to determine how to put community policing in place alongside policing committees so that we can ensure all of the information on the drug barons is made available?

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