Image: Alamy Stock Photo JUSTICE MINISTER HELEN McEntee has said that a special taskforce being set up to deal with street crime in Dublin is the gardaí ensuring their response is “adequate” and “appropriate” to concerns raised about Dublin city centre.
Speaking to reporters in Kells, County Meath this morning, the minister said a number of different operations by the gardaí have “worked extremely well across the city in recent years”, citing Operation Spire and Operation Citizen in particular.Two operations, Operation Citizen and Operation Spire, specifically target anti-social behaviour and drug dealing will be run from the new premises, alongside potential victim support.
The minister said Operation Citizen has been “relaunched”, with gardaí working with local businesses to tackle anti-social behaviour. Additional Garda presence on the city centre street was recently announced by the minister, with a new Garda premises on O’Connell Street forming a part of an effort to increase police presence within the city centre.Minister of State with responsibility for Ireland’s drugs strategy, Frank Feighan has said gardaí should be able to caution rather than charge those with drug addictions who have been caught with drugs such as cocaine.
“This is one of the recommendations that has to be worked through. We published the report only in the last few weeks and we’ve set out clearly timelines as to how we can engage with and work across the different agencies,” she said.
Saw a young guard outside the GPO last weekHe looked terrified. Same day,outside GPO again,2 guards had a scruff on the ground waiting for a van . The van arrived and,no joke,shot straight up on the pavement that was full of people and reversed nearly hitting kids.Omnishambolic
Loads of spin. The guards aren’t allowed to be heavy handed anymore. Luggs Brannigan RIP must be turning in his grave
Way too little and far too late! HMcEntee JamesBrowneTD 😡😡😡
Spin spin spin we have heard all these lies before
Give it six weeks and there will be complaints about Garda being heavy handed when it comes to petty crime
A political and do-gooder response to what is a lack of law enforcement. Criminality is now being redefined as 'unsocial behavior' and law enforcement redefined as ' policing by consent'. Tail wagging the dog!!
40 gardai taken out of the system to drive cabinet ministers !!!
Probably not enough but not a moment too soon either
And is this shit not considered a crime 20 fecking euro been advertised on a barbers window in talbot Street this mor giving a bad name to dublin this Christmas with their shite rip off prices how are they allowed thank fuck 4 my 16 euro clippers I bought in argos 2 years back
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