Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)

Exactly. Thank you for restoring order.

I would like to raise an important issue, gangland crime, shootings and murders and the destruction and intimidation of entire communities across the country. In the past 24 hours two men have been shot dead in County Kildare and in recent weeks a young woman was shot in Dublin. The spiral of violence continues. There is massive intimidation which occurs under the radar in our communities every day, yet society seems to move to the next issue. These murders would have caused an outcry 20 years ago. Why is there this great silence from the Government and the policing establishment today? Why are disadvantaged communities being left on their own to deal with this issue every single day? What are the Tánaiste and his Government colleagues going to do to stop gangland killings? Do we have to wait for the deaths of more innocent people before there is a real response to the issue? Will the Tánaiste speak out about the huge demand in wealthier parts of the country for drugs that is creating this problem? What is the Government going to do to prevent such crimes? Does the Tánaiste think closing Garda stations is going to assist the prevention of crime?

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