Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate the Garda station opening and I have welcomed it. If we were to walk along O'Connell Street and Marlborough Street this evening to get a Luas, would any one of us feel safe? I walk home through that area most evenings. There is still an issue. I have specifically asked what attempts the Minister is making in conjunction with her ministerial colleagues. How much has she engaged with Dublin City Council on addressing dereliction and street cleaning? Has she engaged with the Department of Health to ensure we can offer assistance to those people who are down laneways engaging in drug abuse? They do not want to be there. What is happening at ministerial level in terms of quick actions? I do not want to give a dystopian view of Dublin because it is an incredible place to be but we have issues that require an immediate response. I do not think the people of Dublin who engage with the city every day feel safe or see the benefits of some of the schemes the Minister has spoken about.

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