Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)

This is an important issue raised by Deputy Wallace, who made some very good points. This does not just happen in country areas. We have had experience in the Ballymun regeneration project where steel doors worth thousands of euros were stolen and the city council lost a fortune as a result. A sculpture, "The Bronze Lady" has also been removed from the Moate roadside. St. Kevin's Church has also been stripped of metal. We have had many thefts and we should have a more coherent policy across the whole country. The local authorities should be involved and these permits should be watched more carefully. The rules should be more stringent

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