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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Does the Deputy want to sit in the Chair? I am trying to answer Deputy Murphy if that is okay. It is a serious issue and a serious point. Deputy Shortall should know that as a former junior Minister at the Department of Health. I say to Deputy Murphy that it is not just a commentary. We need to do more in that space. That is why we are recruiting more gardaí. We have to ensure...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2024)

Verona Murphy: The reality is that prevention is always better than cure. In August 2023 it was announced that we would remove the drug squads and community policing. That was very serious. It is a pity the Minister did not make the statement he made a minute ago back then. We do not have a reinstated community policing unit in Wexford. However, I can read out millions of euro worth of drug seizures in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Time is up.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2024)

Verona Murphy: This is really important. There are 80% fewer drug searches done because An Garda Síochána has to fill in 24 points of information.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Please, Deputy. Time is up.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2024)

Verona Murphy: The policing is not working. The Policing Authority needs restructuring.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I take this matter extremely seriously. All of us, as TDs and representatives in our areas, see the damage that drugs can do and are doing. The Deputy has referenced specific points about Wexford with regard to policing resources. I have given examples of where those community policing teams are back in place. With regard to resourcing our Naval Service, the Deputy knows the Government is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2024)

Verona Murphy: Have a look at the-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy, please.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: On customs, the Deputy has mentioned drug seizures. All across our State agencies they carry out really important work. Will we stop every single drug shipment coming into the country? No country can do that either. Do we need to improve and increase our capacity to protect our coastline? Yes, and that is what we are doing. That is why we are embarking on the most significant...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Now we are on first-name terms, Pearse, I will come back to you on that. I will debate you up and down, left, right and centre on housing.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Really?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: We have a plan-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: You do not turn up when Eoin Ó Broin is looking for debates on RTÉ.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Hold on. Would you stop?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Stop interrupting, please.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: If you had a plan that one could debate and analyse, you might ask your housing spokesperson why he said publicly, more than 14 months ago, that he would publish the Sinn Féin housing plan but he has not done so yet.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is not true.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: He has not done so yet. What would Sinn Féin replace the supports we brought in for first-time buyers with? We are seeing the highest number of first-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: I am happy to swap seats with you if you will not answer the questions from here. This is Leaders' Questions. If the Government wants to take over the Opposition, we will happily go over there and the Government can ask us the questions. Please answer the questions. It is Leaders' Questions.

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