Civilian roles in Garda duties
Harney asks about using civilians and extending traffic wardens’ powers; the Chair rules the questions outside the subject, and the Minister invites her to submit a separate question.
Will the Minister agree there is a need to deploy civilians to carry out certain Garda activities because there is a very low level of civil participation at the moment? Does he intend extending powers to traffic wardens to deal with some matters which are currently dealt with by the Garda Síochána? Does he intend implementing any of the recommendations of the Garda training——
Comment on this
I answered the first part of the Deputy's supplementary during the Estimate debate. If she tables a separate question on the second part of her supplementary I will give her the information she requires.