Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We all know about issues like violent crime, organised crime or chaotic crime. We know about the estate management failures that exist. We all deal at times with the Garda, Tusla, the council and intervention services, which have insufficient tools to deal with the cases in front of them. The Drogheda implementation board did good work but could not deal with the issues in front of it. We will wait to see what comes from the community safety forums. I want to deal specifically with one issue that is constantly in front of the Garda, that is, mental health. I will not give specifics, but I know of people who have been arrested multiple times under the Mental Health Act and have not been committed. The Garda is the only body dealing with such people, and that is insufficient and a failure to everyone.

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