Micheál Carrigy (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This issue is especially significant in my county and county town, where issues have been reported in the media. We need to see gardaí on the streets and additional resources need to be put in place in order that people will feel more secure in our county town. We have a great town, a great county, great people and great businesses, and we are just looking for that little bit of additional support. Ours is one of the pilot areas for the community safety partnership, which is up and running. It is a great initiative and I compliment the Minister on it. It will make a lot of positive changes. Only in the past day or so, the community house was put in place by the local authority where there are issues in the town. All the State agencies are getting involved to tackle any serious crime in the area. We need that bit of extra support.