Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his response. I represent a Border constituency and we have a particular interest in co-operation between An Garda Síochána and the PSNI. I recently wrote to the chairperson of the Donegal joint policing committee and the three chairpersons of the Derry, Strabane and Fermanagh policing and community safety partnerships asking them to convene a meeting. Responsibility for policing does not stop with the police services on the island. It is the responsibility of the Minister for Justice and Equality and the local public representatives who sit on those bodies. It was an important development that followed the Good Friday Agreement. Does the Minister support the proposal that the joint policing committees, and policing and community safety partnerships along the Border corridor should meet regularly? Would he consider issuing some sort of encouragement to those bodies or doing anything else in his power to support it?

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