Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

During the term of the last Government, I proved that it was costing more to keep a Garda station closed than open. That is in the Official Report, in black and white. That was a very stark thing to find out at the time when it was being shoved down our throats that it was a question of saving money and better policing.

The statistics from which the Minister is operating are inaccurate and I will give her one clear example why that is the case. The amount of unreported crime going on in our country is amazing. I know of seven people who were victims of crime. I called them to tell them I was conducting a private survey. I wanted to know which of them had reported crimes to local Garda stations. Out of the seven, three had reported the crimes. The other four told me they would not bother. People had oil stolen from their diesel tanks and other such matters. They saw no reason to report such crimes.

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