Seanad debates

Wednesday, 9 May 2012

12:30 pm

Photo of Jimmy HarteJimmy Harte (Labour)

I echo Senator O'Brien's call for an honest debate on policing, especially on rural Garda stations. Crime levels have reduced by 12% in the past year. The previous Government should take some credit for that as the drop did not occur since last February alone. While I agree with the Senator that policing should be discussed, I must point out to members of the Opposition, but not those in Fianna Fáil, that a delegation of Sinn Féin members went last week to the chief superintendent in Letterkenny voicing their concern over the closure of rural stations in Donegal, and they said they were satisfied with the response. I do not like pointing out the obvious: in Northern Ireland, 21 PSNI stations, including rural ones, are being closed, and the two Sinn Féin MLAs are saying they are delighted with this.

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