Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We have seen many thousands of individuals brought before the courts for a range of offences, including burglary. There has been a dramatic reduction in burglaries. There are the self-styled new IRA and other subversives or individuals the Garda has to deal with day in, day out, and the criminal gangs.

Members of this House today protest about the impact on the Garda of some of these events. Of course, there is an impact on the Garda of some of these events, but those who protest the loudest are those who never have anything good to say about the Garda in this House.

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