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Seanad: Gun Crime: Statements (18 Dec 2008): Trevor Sargent: ...about an improvement in the position. Regarding what Senator O'Donovan said about the surveillance Bill, it is envisaged that the powers of the Bill can be exercised by senior members of the Defence Forces as well as the Garda SÃochÃ¡na. Regarding community gardaÃ, in which we are all interested in terms of our own constituencies, they provide an extremely important point of contact...

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