Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 445: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding his proposal to create anti-social behaviour action teams. [15508/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Agreed Programme for Government contains a range of commitments to combat anti-social behaviour. One of these is the creation of Anti-Social Behaviour Action Teams (ASBATs) which would operate in areas experiencing serious anti-social behaviour problems. The purpose of ASBATs is to tackle local, previously intractable, problems of anti-social behaviour by coordinated and close cooperation between relevant agencies.

My Department is researching possible functions and structures for an ASBAT model so as to ensure such a coordinated approach to dealing with and preventing anti-social behaviour at the local level, taking into account the financial and personnel resources available to local and national agencies in the current economic environment, and the desirability of using, to the greatest extent possible, existing structures.

Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 447: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to require all mobile telephones to be registered with a name, address and proof of identity in order to stop drug pushers using untraceable telephones. [15510/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I would like to advise the Deputy that consultations are taking place with An Garda Síochána and the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in relation to this matter.