Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

On the policing and community safety Bill, I welcome the plan to place a reciprocal obligation on public service bodies to co-operate with the Garda. As we know, preventing antisocial behaviour and the issue of community safety is very important for us all. Many of our areas are suffering, and issues such as fireworks, scramblers and continued antisocial behaviour, including drug dealing etc., have been raised in the House. We need community support and involvement of youth services to support public bodies. Where does the community fit into this Bill? Where do the community safety forums that are established and are working fit into it? We have one in Blanchardstown, the community safety forum, which is part of the Blanchardstown local drugs task force. Are they included in the strategic framework because it is essential that we get community support to support the public services and the Garda?

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