John Gilroy (Labour) | Oireachtas source

Giving the impression that crime is on the rise, although the opposite is the case, terrifies people who need not be terrified.

The Garda and policing patterns are changing. Senator Ó Clochartaigh said people do not enjoy the same policing patterns that their grandparents enjoyed. I am glad they do not because society has moved on enormously in the past 50 years.