John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The numbers can deceive. There is a major problem in the rural parts of the county, as raised by another Deputy earlier. The same pertains in Kilkenny. The amount of burglary, trespass and other crime across north and south Kilkenny is significant. We have to find a different model to deliver a better policing service so that people can feel secure and safe. In Kilkenny city, where €300,000 worth of cocaine and other drugs were confiscated in the past week, the local gardaí are to be complimented on the intelligence they had, their work with the national headquarters and their determination to track down and prevent those drugs from getting onto the streets of the city and county of Kilkenny. I acknowledge that the Minister said earlier that requires constant regular reviewing, investment, updating of information technology systems and so on. I would like to see that happen in Kilkenny.

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