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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sentencing Policy (20 Jun 2024)
Helen McEntee: The US model of community courts received consideration within the Department some years ago and the concept has some similarities with the drug court which has operated in the Dublin District Court since 2001. Several jurisdictions have developed what are sometimes referred to as "problem-solving" courts. Models include community courts, drug courts and restorative programmes. These...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Traffic Fines (20 Jun 2024)
James Browne: I acknowledged in my initial reply that the current process is cumbersome and takes up considerable court time. A review is being carried out as to how that can be streamlined to ensure that the process is much more straightforward and to reduce the opportunities for kicking the can down the road. We want to ensure people pay these fines and are not wasting court time. I am very much in...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Traffic Fines (20 Jun 2024)
Aindrias Moynihan: What about write-offs?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Traffic Fines (20 Jun 2024)
James Browne: Dealing with fines is always a matter for the courts.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Traffic Fines (20 Jun 2024)
Questions Nos. 14 to 16, inclusive, answered with Written Answers.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Traffic Fines (20 Jun 2024)
Question No. 17 answered with Question No. 5.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Traffic Fines (20 Jun 2024)
Question No. 18 answered with Written Answers.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Drug Dealing (20 Jun 2024)
Drug Dealing
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Drug Dealing (20 Jun 2024)
Bernard Durkan: 19. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the strength and deployment of An Garda Síochána continues to be sufficient to deal with drug and organised crime in line with population increases and the need to ensure adequate policing in areas currently appearing to have a deficiency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26461/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Drug Dealing (20 Jun 2024)
Bernard Durkan: This question seeks to focus on the manner in which criminal gangs associated with drug racketeering manage to work their way into new estates, of which there are many in the eastern region. All that is required is to bypass the vetting system, get in there, get a distributor in there and very soon the whole area is polluted with the nuisance.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Drug Dealing (20 Jun 2024)
Helen McEntee: I assure the Deputy of my commitment and that of the Garda to dealing with all forms of drug dealing, be it individuals in the estates he mentioned or the larger organised crime groups. Of course, to deal with this on a national level, the Garda needs to make sure it does what it can, working with international partners. It also needs the resources to try and stop these loads coming into...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Drug Dealing (20 Jun 2024)
Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister for her reply. I am drawing attention to the fact that vetting is supposed to take place in local authority housing estates and approved housing bodies. That does not seem to be effective because all that seems to happen is that people get through the system with impunity and as the result of that, they set up a whole network. Very soon the whole estate and surrounding...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Drug Dealing (20 Jun 2024)
Helen McEntee: A form of vetting takes place where people are being placed in particular types of local authority housing. Beyond that, anybody can move into an area and this problem can arise. It is really important that the Garda is alerted to any issues that arise within the community. If people within the community have suspicions or indeed have evidence to show that drug dealing is taking place and...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Drug Dealing (20 Jun 2024)
Bernard Durkan: In her reply, the Minister has described exactly the kind of thing that is happening. It is not just restricted to local authority estates. When a complaint is made by a resident, the response from the housing body, for instance, is not always great. Let us not forget that criminal gangs and the criminal world have sufficient resources at their disposal to buy a house or an apartment...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Drug Dealing (20 Jun 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: I would like to follow up on what Deputy Durkan has spoken about. Obviously, drug dealing happens from privately rented and privately owned houses, and houses that are owned by approved housing bodies. There is a particular issue with local authority housing owing to the lack of power the council may have to deal with this. Every two-bit drug dealer has seen "The Wire". They are not as...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Drug Dealing (20 Jun 2024)
Helen McEntee: I say this from experience. In our own constituencies, we have all come across situations of families with children involved and there are different scenarios. It is therefore not as straightforward as moving people out of communities. However, where somebody is creating that level of fear and intimidation within an estate or a community, it is really important that the Garda responds and...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Gangland Crime (20 Jun 2024)
Paul Donnelly: I appreciate the Minister's answer but we need those gardaí now. I met the superintendent recently and we had good discussions. I am hopeful that in the future there will be a refocus on community gardaí and getting gardaí back on the ground talking to young people, engaging with communities and residents' associations, which we have not had for a good number of years. We...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Gangland Crime (20 Jun 2024)
Helen McEntee: I too commend the gardaí in the Deputy's area. I met them and appreciate, like in a lot of areas, that they are under pressure. They are doing everything they can in the interim, as we focus on getting more gardaí. There has been significant investment in resources to support gardaí in their work, whether that is more vehicles, more technology or ways to reduce the workload...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Gangland Crime (20 Jun 2024)
Catherine Connolly: I will take Question No. 8, from Deputy Aindrias Moynihan, and then, regardless of who comes in, I will go straight to Deputy Durkan.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Traffic Fines (20 Jun 2024)
Traffic Fines