Seanad debates

Wednesday, 18 June 2003

There was another issue raised last night. Although I do not wish to get involved with the decision of the Director of Public Prosecutions on the little girl in Tallaght, at the tail end of the report, almost as a passing casual remark, it was mentioned that the girl and her family had been intimidated out of the house in which they were living by the family of the person now not being charged with any offence. Does the State offer protection to its citizens when there is a real and immediate threat to them? I understand gardaĆ­ cannot be everywhere but the man in County Mayo sought the protection of the Garda. The other family knew who was intimidating it. Can we not protect our citizens from threats? If not, we might as well forget about it.

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