It was in September of last year that the Minister launched the community safety partnership for Dublin's north inner city. Contained in that document were 51 action points, one of which was a strong Garda presence in the area, and we all accept that has failed. Another was keeping public spaces safe. To see the evidence of the success of this, I would ask the Minister to go to the Blessington Basin or Diamond Park. Another action point was to deal with the rise in hate crime. There has been a 12% increase in hate-related crimes across the State and a 44% increase in the Dublin metropolitan area. I have a simple question. Given the document that the Minister released last year at the start of the Dáil session, as we approach the end, which of those 51 action points would the Minister say she has succeeded with in her Department?

First, this is a plan that has been drawn up by the community. The whole basis for the community partnerships is that it is not just focused on gardaí when it comes to safety, but the people in the community who know the community and understand the needs of the community come together with the local authority, with the Garda, with education, with the HSE and with supports more broadly and put together a plan. It also includes public representatives but, unfortunately, the Deputy and others have not really engaged with this plan.

We were not offered the chance.

Everybody has been offered the opportunity to engage with this. It is very important that the community are empowered through the partnerships to identify what they need. Many of these actions have been implemented, many have been supported with funding and many are seed projects that will then lead on to something more substantial. However, it is very important that as the initial three pilots were assessed and as we now roll them out, they have full buy-in and support from everybody in the community, including our public representatives. It does not just happen overnight. Dealing with issues of safety and longer-term issues of dealing with addiction, resourcing and investment in communities take time. That is exactly what the plan’s objective is.