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01/07/2014
Crime Stats 'Clear Message' That Investment Need In Policing - FF
The latest statistics on crime in Ireland has been described as a "clear message" that more resources and new investment is needed in frontline policing.
Figures from the Central Statistics Office show a 22.5% increase in homicides in the 12 months to March, with a 29% rise in threats to murder and a 19.5% in aggravated burglaries in the same period.
Fianna Fáil have said that the figures "underscore the need" for more investment in policing. The party's Spokesperson on Justice Niall Collins said: "I know there have been many headings under which crime has fallen, and this is very welcome, but the rise in certain violent crimes is a major concern. There were 65 recorded murder and manslaughter offences in the year and aggravated burglaries rose by almost a fifth.
"In the last three years Fine Gael and Labour have been undermining frontline policing, cutting garda resources, presiding over a garda fleet that's not fit for purpose and allowing morale in the force to slip to an all-time low. The Garda ranks need a boost. The Government needs to recognise that getting more for less only goes so far and that it is time for new investment in the Gardaí.
"The recruitment of new gardaí is welcome but there have been very clear warnings coming from garda representatives and most recently the head of the Garda Inspectorate about the resources officers have. Technology, equipment and the garda vehicles all need to be upgraded.
Mr Collins said that the government needed to "look seriously at its priorities", saying that expanding frontline policing and improving resources would "go a long way" towards not just reducing crime rates but also boosting garda morale and increasing the public confidence.
(MH/CD)
Figures from the Central Statistics Office show a 22.5% increase in homicides in the 12 months to March, with a 29% rise in threats to murder and a 19.5% in aggravated burglaries in the same period.
Fianna Fáil have said that the figures "underscore the need" for more investment in policing. The party's Spokesperson on Justice Niall Collins said: "I know there have been many headings under which crime has fallen, and this is very welcome, but the rise in certain violent crimes is a major concern. There were 65 recorded murder and manslaughter offences in the year and aggravated burglaries rose by almost a fifth.
"In the last three years Fine Gael and Labour have been undermining frontline policing, cutting garda resources, presiding over a garda fleet that's not fit for purpose and allowing morale in the force to slip to an all-time low. The Garda ranks need a boost. The Government needs to recognise that getting more for less only goes so far and that it is time for new investment in the Gardaí.
"The recruitment of new gardaí is welcome but there have been very clear warnings coming from garda representatives and most recently the head of the Garda Inspectorate about the resources officers have. Technology, equipment and the garda vehicles all need to be upgraded.
Mr Collins said that the government needed to "look seriously at its priorities", saying that expanding frontline policing and improving resources would "go a long way" towards not just reducing crime rates but also boosting garda morale and increasing the public confidence.
(MH/CD)
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