Legislation against gangland crime
Thomas P. Broughan asks whether stronger laws or additional Garda resources are needed after recent murders; the Ceann Comhairle directs the matter elsewhere and Burton suggests examination by the Justice Committee.
In recent weeks we have had a series of appalling assassinations in this city and in other locations throughout the country, including an horrific murder in my constituency. Is it intended to bring forward stronger legislation to deal with drug-related crime? The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Pat Rabbitte, as Labour Party spokesman, urged us, in his wisdom, to oppose the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009, which I did not do. Does the Minister now envisage a need for additional legislation? Are there sufficient resources available to the Garda Síochána to deal with this horrific criminality, which has such an appalling impact on constituents?
