Liam Twomey (Fine Gael)

It is 12 years since a Fianna Fáil-led Government initiated its policy of zero tolerance on crime. Subversive activity and home-grown organised crime are increasing and foreign criminal gangs are establishing themselves. I call on the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to come before the House to discuss rampant crime in certain parts of the country. The Government is abandoning many communities to crime and its effects.