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

I raise the issue of community policing. First, I wish the two injured gardaí from our area all the best in their recovery and I thank the gardaí in Dublin West who dealt with such a difficult situation. Dublin West has grown massively in the 25 years that I have lived there. Recently, as the Tánaiste will know, there have been developments in Pelletstown, Phoenix Park, Ballentree, Tyrellstown, Ongar, St. Joseph’s and Barnwell, and we will have new developments in Kellystown. Unfortunately, we have not seen a major investment in community policing resources or youth facilities to meet the growth. Limerick has the same population as Dublin West and it has three times the number of gardaí and three Garda stations, whereas Dublin West has one. Can the Tánaiste give a commitment that Garda management, whom I am meeting tomorrow afternoon, will get the resources they need and that our communities deserve?

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