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Strong, safe communities are the backbone of Irish society. We saw this every day during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Fine Gael is committed to supporting communities in every part of Ireland. There is major investment happening across Ireland in education, in community facilities and in sports.

For communities to grow and to be stronger they also need to be safe. That means backing the Gardaí with the resources, staff and laws they need to do their job, but it also means working hard to tackle disadvantage, improve community facilities and investing in deterrence.

SUPPORTING AN GARDA SÍOCHÁNA LOCALLY

Our constituency of Dún Laoghaire is served by the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) East of An Garda Síochana. There are 372
members of An Garda serving our communities in this Garda region. In addition, there are over 100 gardaí working to make roads safer for
all across Dublin.

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	Gardaí	Sergeants	Inspectors/ Superintendents	Total
Cabinteely	21	1	-	22
Dún Laoghaire	100	14	9	123
Shankill	35	4	1	40
Blackrock	78	7	2	87
Total	234	25	12	272

TACKLING DOMESTIC, SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

We need to stamp out domestic, sexual and gender-based violence.

We need a zero-tolerance approach. Fine Gael in Government and Minister Helen McEntee is driving a whole-of-government approach focus on this focused on:

PREVENTION
PROTECTION
PROSECUTION
CO-ORDINATED POLICIES

The Supporting a Victim’s Journey: A Plan to help Victims and Vulnerable Witnesses in Sexual Violence Cases is being implemented with the new Sexual Offences Bill, expanded legal aid and counselling, a nationwide campaign on consent and increased Garda training in areas like trauma awareness.

SAFE IRELAND DUBLIN

WOMEN

Women’s Aid 24/7 Freephone Helpline:
1800 341 900

Aoibhneas(Women & Children Refuge):
01 867 0701

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre 24/7 Freephone Helpline:
1800 778 888

Sonas Domestic Violence Advice line:
087 952 5217

Refuge:
01 866 2015

MEN

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre 24/7 Freephone Helpline:
1800 778 888

Men’s Aid Ireland:
01 5543811

Men’s Development Network Male Advice Line:
1800 816 588

CHILDREN

Childline 24/7 Helpline:
1800 66 66 66

Children at Risk Ireland (CARI):
1890 924 567
(Monday-Friday 9:30 – 5:30)

STRONGER LAWS

Fine Gael is also working to make communities stronger and safer with Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, leading the work with major law reform.

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill, Fine Gael is helping to modernise An Garda and provide a world class policing service.
The Garda Síochana Digital Recording Bill will help keep communities and Gardaí safe by improving the use of CCTV and introducing body-worn cameras for Gardaí.
The Gambling Regulation Bill will set up a new Gambling Regulator and make it easier to deal with problem gambling.

TAKING THE ILL-GOTTEN GAINS OF CRIMINALS AND USING IT TO INVEST IN COMMUNITIES

For over 25 years, CAB, the Criminal Assets Bureau has made sure that crime doesn’t pay. CAB has successfully seized the proceeds of crime from criminals and organised crime gangs. Building on the success of CAB, Fine Gael in government has launched the new Community Safety Innovation Fund.

This will take money seized by CAB and invest in communities where it make a real difference.

YOUR TEAM IN THE COMMUNITY

Jennifer CARROLL MACNEIL TD

FRANCES FITZGERALD MEP

Blackrock

Cllr Marie Baker

Cllr Maurice DOCKRELL

Dun Laoghaire

Cllr Mary FAYNE

Cllr Lorraine HALL

Killiney/Shankill

Cllr Jim GILDEA

Cllr Frank McNAMARA

Glencullen/

Sandyford

Cllr Kazi AHMED

Cllr Emma BLAIN

Stillorgan

Cllr John KENNEDY

Cllr Maeve O’CONNELL

Cllr Barry SAUL

Senator Barry Ward

Seanad Éireann, Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2.

01 616 3214
www.barryward.ie
barry.ward@oireachtas.ie
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@barrym_ward