Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

At least 22 of them must speak on each matter. Wily senior gardaí know this as well as we do and the result is that they do not have to answer any serious questions or engage in the quality of interaction that ought to take place and would take place if half a dozen public representatives developed specialist knowledge on policing and interacted with senior gardaí for the good of the local area. Will the Minister consider whether, in light of the experience to date, we ought to contain the number of public representatives and others who can be on the local committee? It only damages the efficacy of the idea.

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