Garda compensation legislation
Timmy Dooley highlights low Garda morale, a protest and the intimidation of a Clare garda, seeking expedited compensation legislation. Rabbitte deplores the incident and says the Bill’s heads were cleared in July, with publication later this year.
The Minister is aware that morale is low within the Garda Síochána. The GRA was protesting outside yesterday and the association recently passed a motion of no confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality, an unprecedented occurrence.
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Earlier this week a garda had her private car burned out outside a Garda station in County Clare as an act of intimidation.
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As a result, I am asking that the Garda Síochána (Compensation for Miscellaneous Injuries) Bill be brought forward very shortly to deal with the attacks on gardaí that are taking place on a daily basis. What happened to that young garda was outrageous.
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I deplore the incident referred to by the Deputy. The heads of the Bill were cleared in July and it will be published later this year.