Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

We are trying to find out whether gardaí will be tied up in District Court sittings. This is what concerns members of the public. The DPP states he must hand over cases to the Garda for prosecution in the District Court. Will this happen? This is not a matter of something being an operational issue for the DPP which the Taoiseach cannot answer. It is a matter of public policy and the best use of the State's resources. I submit it is not best use of the State's resources to have gardaí tied up in the courts when they should be out patrolling the streets.

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