Seanad debates

Thursday, 24 October 2002

Having worked with people between the ages of 12 and 15, I am of the opinion that children can become disenfranchised from society if we do not work with them in their early teens. When I was in Letterkenny two nights ago, I saw the group I worked with two years ago, when they were 14 years of age, playing football. I was pleasantly surprised to see that they were still playing together. A garda told me at the referendum count last Sunday that crime levels in the estate have decreased. A girl from the estate now attends NUI Maynooth, although I do not claim that her success is as a result of the youth project. We have to look at long-term crime prevention measures. I appreciate that the Minister said that all his initiatives were not mentioned in his speech.

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