Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Yesterday, I was at the joint policing committee in Galway. The report was very positive, except that domestic violence was up by 16%. In the Galway division, there are 20 Garda stations that do not have immediate access to the computerised system. When are we looking at upgrading the system? Are there plans in the programme for Government or in the future to upgrade all Garda stations in order that when a garda returns to his base, he or she has the opportunity to access the system? When we look through the CSO report, it is not very complimentary of the service. In actual fact, it is quite the opposite. It shows that 17% of all offences were logged on calls but are not up on PULSE. In another example, 40% of public order incidents also go through on the call system but are not on the PULSE system. It is contradictory. I welcome the Tánaiste's comments as to the progress in the future.

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