Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

The Minister has already addressed the Tetra digital radio system. Is it possible to bring forward the roll-out of the dedicated non-Garda confidential telephone line to stop drug dealing? Will the Minister examine setting up a local drugs taskforce specifically for Limerick rather than the existing regional set-up which is not adequate? Will he ask the Garda Commissioner to establish more sniffer dog teams? Will he look again at ring-fencing the moneys CAB confiscates? Will he examine the DPP's budget to ensure prosecutions happen quicker and people are not on bail for a long time which often results in them committing further offences?

What progress has been made with regard to practical protections for witnesses in the court environment? As I have mentioned, witnesses and victims must often share the same waiting rooms or are forced into close proximity during a trial. I am not speaking necessarily of intimidation, but such circumstances make people uncomfortable and discourage them from becoming involved in the process.

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