Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)

I take this final opportunity before Hallowe'en to remind the Taoiseach that this can be a frightening time of the year for people. This is particularly so this year, with 31 October falling on a Saturday. My constituency seemed to be worst hit last year in terms of the huge amount of damage to property and persons, with many gardaí being injured and various fires occurring that are still being treated as arson. There is a significant amount of negative anti-social activity associated with Hallowe'en and it is getting worse every year.

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