Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

Many of these murders have been in other parts of the country. What can be done to increase the level of convictions being achieved? One out of eight convictions for the gun murders we have seen over the past decade is not satisfactory or acceptable. If the perpetrators of this crime can be effectively identified in newspapers this morning why can they not be lifted and put away?

With regard to existing legislation dealing with membership of a criminal gang have any convictions been achieved? To my knowledge there have not. Has anybody been charged under the legislation? If not, why have charges not been brought under the legislation? Does the Government have plans to introduce additional legislative measures before the House to deal with the problem of gang warfare, criminality and murder? Will the Taoiseach provide the House with specific information on what will be done to deal with the problem following his meeting with the Garda Commissioner today?

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