Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)

It is related in the Irish Examiner that, at a meeting of Cork City Council last Monday evening, a number of councillors stated that Cork city is a no-go area and that there are parts of the city that you cannot go into. Another councillor, Seán Martin, stated that we have to take back our city. Does the Taoiseach agree with his Fianna Fáil colleagues on Cork City Council that the city is now unsafe and that it is a dangerous city in which people do not feel safe? Is he willing to put together a task force as he did for Dublin in May 2024? Is he willing to provide finance to the city to allow An Garda Síochána to put extra police on the street? I would like to hear his opinion. Does he believe that Cork city, the city that we share and which we love, is unsafe for the general public? It is of great consequence for traders in the city when such a perception is out there and when long-standing elected members from the Taoiseach's party are saying the city is unsafe. We have to address that.

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