Micheál Martin (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

This has been an ongoing issue. I am aware that Deputy Paul McAuliffe led on this, and legislation was passed at the time. Implementation is very important. I will ask the Minister for Justice to engage with the Garda Commissioner. As the Deputy knows, the deployment of gardaí is an operational matter. We are told that repeatedly. If you establish more units, you reduce the number of gardaí available for broader duties.

What is happening in the two parks is unacceptable. Ordinary life cannot continue because of the dangerous practice in question, which could endanger life and limb. It is unacceptable. Some people have had horrific injuries because of this.

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