Michael D'Arcy (Wexford, Fine Gael)

It seems that much is happening in this area but it is not in many other areas. Operation Anvil forced a lot of the criminals out of Dublin and moved them a number of miles north, south, east and west of Dublin. The Minister referred to the CAB. When I proposed a regional version of it I was pooh-poohed. The Minister said there are a number of profilers, but they are not operating on the ground.

The Minister said €4 million was saved in social welfare payments to those engaged in criminal activities. If €4 million a month was saved one would think it was fine but savings of €4 million since 1993-----

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