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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Alert Programme: Muintir na Tíre (4 Nov 2015)
David Stanton: What kind of support are these groups getting from the State to carry out this kind of community alert and community building work?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Alert Programme: Muintir na Tíre (4 Nov 2015)
David Stanton: It appears a relatively small investment in the organisation could make a massive difference. That is the message I am getting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Alert Programme: Muintir na Tíre (4 Nov 2015)
David Stanton: That would be useful.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Alert Programme: Muintir na Tíre (4 Nov 2015)
David Stanton: On that point, there have been calls for people to arm themselves in houses. This is linked to what the Deputy is saying. As a community-based organisation, Muintir na Tíre might comment on the calls that have been made, including at some public meetings, in fact.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Alert Programme: Muintir na Tíre (4 Nov 2015)
David Stanton: That addresses the difference between fear of crime and crime itself. Mr. Cronin might want to comment on the fear of crime and the impact it has on communities.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Alert Programme: Muintir na Tíre (4 Nov 2015)
David Stanton: I have a number of questions before we finish. Mr. Cronin raised the issue of legal aid and has talked about restricting it and making people pay for it themselves. There is a practice of having a number of solicitors covering different charges against the same individual and the witnesses suggest that it should be changed to one solicitor per client. Mr. Cronin has said that there is a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Alert Programme: Muintir na Tíre (4 Nov 2015)
David Stanton: Mr. Cronin has already spoken about people being deprived of a driving licence if they are driving a vehicle that has been used in the course of a robbery, which is an interesting point. He has spoken about cross-jurisdiction policing. Could he expand on what he means by cross-jurisdiction policing and how it operates on the ground?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Alert Programme: Muintir na Tíre (4 Nov 2015)
David Stanton: I thank Mr. Cronin.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Alert Programme: Muintir na Tíre (4 Nov 2015)
David Stanton: Will Mr. Cronin comment on something that seems quite sensible - the practical system of property marking and tracing? I understand that forensic marking is available in other jurisdictions and is very effective, but it is not available here. Will Mr. Cronin explain what would be involved in introducing it to this jurisdiction? Why is it not here at the moment? Is there a cost involved...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Alert Programme: Muintir na Tíre (4 Nov 2015)
David Stanton: That was very interesting. Perhaps it is something we should recommend that the Minister takes on board. Does Mr. Byrne, as president, want to sum up?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Alert Programme: Muintir na Tíre (4 Nov 2015)
David Stanton: Part of the problem is that citizens purchase such goods.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Alert Programme: Muintir na Tíre (4 Nov 2015)
David Stanton: On behalf of all of the citizens we congratulate the organisation on 30 years of community alert. We will take on board the recommendations and points it has made. We will formulate a letter for the Minister that outlines the issues. This committee, and maybe the committee that follows us, can follow up on the good suggestions that have been made.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Alert Programme: Muintir na Tíre (4 Nov 2015)
David Stanton: The Deputy is a sure cert if anyone wishes to place a bet.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Alert Programme: Muintir na Tíre (4 Nov 2015)
David Stanton: The delegation has made a number of interesting points. This is an important meeting and we have had a good engagement with the organisation. I thank the delegation for attending today. I propose we suspend for a few moments to allow a change of witnesses and I wish the delegation a safe journey home.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: White Paper on Defence: Reserve Defence Forces Representative Association (4 Nov 2015)
David Stanton: The purpose of this part of the meeting is to facilitate an engagement with representatives of the Reserve Defence Forces Representative Association, RDFRA. We shall discuss with the Reserve Defence Forces how specific elements of the recent White Paper on Defence might be implemented. Members will recall that when the Minister was here recently he recommended that we have an engagement...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: White Paper on Defence: Reserve Defence Forces Representative Association (4 Nov 2015)
David Stanton: We will let the witnesses back on that question and then you can put a further question afterwards, if you wish. I have to declare an interest. I was 23 years in the Reserve. I believe I benefited significantly from it, so I take your point on that, Deputy Ó Feargháil. I invite Mr. Richardson to respond to the points about recruitment, specialisation and so on, after which Deputy...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: White Paper on Defence: Reserve Defence Forces Representative Association (4 Nov 2015)
David Stanton: The Deputy can do that through the clerk to the committee and we all will get a copy then.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: White Paper on Defence: Reserve Defence Forces Representative Association (4 Nov 2015)
David Stanton: It is an interesting idea.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: White Paper on Defence: Reserve Defence Forces Representative Association (4 Nov 2015)
David Stanton: What is the upper age limit of the PDF?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: White Paper on Defence: Reserve Defence Forces Representative Association (4 Nov 2015)
David Stanton: Are they aligning it with the PDF?