Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate the update from the Minister of State. It will help to continue to inform the implementation of the report. It does not, however, significantly increase the resources available to the community. I welcome, however, the Government's commitment to implementing this report on Ballymun. It is crucial that communities see reports like this being implemented rather than just being published.

I also record the commitment that the Taoiseach gave, when he met me, to engage with agencies in Ballymun regarding this report, to visit the constituency, as he did when he was a Minister and in opposition, and to meet the joint policing committee, including the elected and community representatives. We can solve the problems in Ballymun, Finglas and in many other communities, but we must do that with the resources of An Garda Síochána and the different State agencies. That includes Tusla, because if we make an impact during the first years of someone's life, then we can change an entire community.

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