Luke 'Ming' Flanagan
Question:146. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the Garda Armed Response Unit has been patrolling Dundalk town, County Louth, and suburbs for the past six months or so; his views on the appropriateness of such patrols by the Armed Response Unit; the reason such patrols are not carried out by the Gardaí stationed in Dundalk; if the Armed Response Unit are briefed on community affairs and if they have the same knowledge of community issues as the regular Gardaí stationed in this town; his views on whether this deployment should be reviewed; the way the decision to have the Armed Response Unit patrol Dundalk was arrived at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6576/13]
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