Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)

In the interests of saving lives and preserving law and order, the Garda should be encouraged not to wait for a complaint from a pub or nightclub owner who may fear for his or her personal safety. The Garda should actively visit some of the premises in question with a view to identifying and speaking with individuals employed as bouncers in order to check their backgrounds and bona fides. It should take whatever action is necessary to bring the reported turf war between criminal gangs and dissident republicans to a rapid end and to initiate any prosecution that might be required.

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