Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Another five people, including two minors and a pensioner, have been arrested in west Tallaght this morning. A further four people, again including a child, were arrested yesterday. Seventeen arrests have been made to date. It is reported that up to 33 people will be detained in the coming days. The scale of Garda resources deployed for these arrests stands in marked contrast to the lack of Garda response in many communities when families report serious crime. The number of gardaí used to arrest an elected Member of this House and members of South Dublin County Council stands in stark contrast to the lack of community gardaí on the ground in communities inflicted in some instances with drug related and gangland crime.

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