Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to debate the following urgent matter — the need to review and revise, in a solution-focused debate, the current approach to crime fighting and prevention in light of escalating violence and risk to communities across the State as evidenced by the following selection of incidents that occurred over the weekend, namely, cocaine worth €210,000 seized in Fermoy and Mitchelstown; various shootings including two killings in Limerick, despite the presence of armed gardaí in the city; the finding by gardaí, also in Limerick, of a machine pistol, semi-automatic handgun and ammunition; a shooting in Dublin's north inner city; and the violent stabbing of two brothers in a pub in Galway.

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