Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The impact of the Covid pandemic on the figures is obvious. I support what the Minister said about the work the Garda does. In particular in County Cork the number of burglaries has decreased dramatically in recent years. That said, we saw a slight increase, albeit these are post-pandemic numbers, in Cork city. As we revert to some kind of normality post the pandemic and figures inevitably will probably increase, we need to do everything we can and use all resources in our arsenal to ensure those figures do not climb back to pre-pandemic levels and we can do all we can to support the Garda in ensuring that. I ask the Minister to outline what his Department will do to ensure those numbers do not come back to pre-pandemic levels.

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