Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 148: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will establish the special Garda units to deal with anti-social behaviour on public transport. [36460/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Agreed Programme for Government contains a broad range of commitments to combat anti-social behaviour. One of these is to establish special Garda units to deal with anti-social behaviour on public transport. I am informed that currently An Garda Síochána carries out patrols on public transport to deal with specific incidents and complaints as they arise, primarily in late evening when incidents of anti-social behaviour are most likely to occur.

Implementation of this commitment is being considered by the Garda authorities in the context of the overall allocation of the resources available to them and existing security arrangements made by transport providers.