Seanad debates
Tuesday, 8 April 2003
Garda Síochána (Police Co-Operation) Bill 2003: Second Stage.
On the Order of Business I referred to the significant event which the Garda Commissioner and Deputy Garda Commissioner attended in full uniform in Belfast yesterday for the first time ever. Later in the day, the Deputy Chief Constable and his assistant came to Dublin, also in full uniform. It may not be a major event for members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to come to Dublin in full uniform but it is a definite indication of a step forward and a reminder of how far we have come in the few years since the Good Friday Agreement and of how much we can achieve in the future. We would not have believed it some time ago. Combating crime is only part of what we are trying to do. What we are attempting is to bring two peoples – if I may use this phrase – closer together.
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