Sounds like more paper work and bureaucracy! Why can’t we just have better policy for the Gardai and less frontline cut backs and admin for Gardai so they can make Dublin and Ireland a safer place without establishing a task force!!!

Recruit more Gardai, more patrol cars, more motorbikes, more alsatian dogs…..

Start sending criminals to prison for longer instead of the laughable prison terms they get now.

In the Dublin suburbs seeing a Garda is like finding hens teeth , the more cutbacks made through austerity means it’s inevitable that violent crime and robbery increase.

I wonder will Mr Collins allow Gardai to make a contribution in this debate or will he seek their dismissal as he has in the past over Garda members speaking their mind…

Prisons are already overcrowded. Start recruiting Gardai again and give appropriate functional equipment and vehicles. Train more Gardai for ERU and specialist areas and employ more civil servants for desk duties.

No doubt a controversial suggestion, but some would argue that it could be time to bring back something akin to the ‘Brano Five Team’. We need a dedicated Garda high visibility unit which seeks to solely
deal with antisocial behaviour and bring a little order back to what are now notorious trouble spots across the capital each weekend.

One really badass Clint Eastwood style cop would do the job nicely instead.

Never mind the formation of a ‘Dublin Task Force’ I’m sure there are already district and divisional task forces within Dublin City attempting to tackle crime. It’s time that judges in this country got real on crime sentences and more strict on admitting serious criminals to bail both at District Court & High Court levels. Judges are not accountable as to why they make the decisions they do. If a criminal is caught red handed committing a serious offence on bail then that bail should be revoked and that criminal should stay in prison on remand until the case is finalised. There is no need to introduce new law to tackle these problems, the law is there to do that we just need all agencies on board to make this city feel like a safer place for its inhabitants. Criminals are also taking a massive advantage of the free legal aid system, the state is paying to defend these people and the state is paying to prosecute the same people, it’s complete and utter nonsense. Massive change is needed.

But it’s going so well saving money in the public sector isn’t it?

How about changing the national attitude to alcohol, so we drink moderately?

Ahh leave ir ou’!!

Close some garda stations…oh wait..

In fairness though “the phoenix park violence” yes a lot of people were stabbed…but that was caused by a single lunatic. That could happen anywhere

Really positive contribution from Fianna Fáil.

I thought the Garda Headquarters was in the Phenix Park? There is more Garda cars going in and out of there than any other part of the country most days. I don’t think the planning was very good. The British Police have a great record in dealing with crowd violance from SOCCOR to concerts etc. research would show that certain bands attract violent crowds just like certain sports events or political rally’s. 12 July Research needs to be done and a decision made to allow such a concert and if it is allowed then police it accordingly. Paid for by the people who profit ie. band, promotors, agents , and local vested interests.

Bring in the army sure most of there time is spent sitting in the barracks

Niall Collins would do better calling for the investigation of all the criminals in FF. You know the people that ruined thousands of peoples lives, smiling into their faces all the while robbing them and their children. Callous bastards, no! I’m sure this couldn’t possibly be a cynical attempt to garner press coverage by FF on the backs of some poor stabbing victims.

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I think we should try New York style “zero tolerance” for a set period and see how it works here. There’s lots of “quality of life” crimes in Dublin like begging, obvious drug use, etc that also needs cleaning up, apart from more serious offences against the person.

Good policing is not enforcement, it’s PREVENTATIVE!

More officers on the beat stop people in their tracks from getting up to all kinds of mischief.

Dublin needs to set up small police boxes in major areas of pedestrian traffic so that people can feel safer.