Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 May 2015
236. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the call by the west Galway coroner (details supplied) for the amendment of the public order Acts to allow gardaí to detain persons for their own safety, and for the provision of defibrillators in all stations, following a recent death; and her plans to amend the Act. [17212/15]
View answerLegislation in relation to public order and detention powers of the Garda Síochána is kept under continual review in my Department. The question of the Garda Síochána detaining persons for their own safety, such as due to intoxication, is currently being examined in that context.
In relation to defibrillators, I understand that a policy on the deployment and use of this equipment is currently being developed by the Garda Síochána as part of an overall First Aid Policy for the organisation.
