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Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Apr 2024)

...public representatives are not going to be able to continue if this is what they are up against? Senator Joe O'Reilly mentioned social media. There needs to be one consistent way in which the Garda deals with complaints. We are talking about new legislation being introduced in respect of the harassment of public representatives. If someone receives explicit material online, the same...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Apr 2024)

...could not table parliamentary questions and could not make representations for people. That is starting to creep in again. It is stopping communities having confidence in local authorities and the Garda, which is put to the pin of its collar. They want to use the resources that are put there. The Minister, Deputy McEntee, gave €1 million last month for additional CCTV funding...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Apr 2024)

Mark Daly: ...We see protests outside the houses of public representatives. The incident last week was one more in a series. It cannot continue. The laws clearly are not defined well enough, are not there, or the Garda members feel they do not have the ability to deal with them at this time. That is the fundamental protection of democracy. We cannot allow people who want to undermine democracy the...