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A FIANNA FÁIL TD is calling for a “zero-tolerance” approach in response to rising levels of anti-social behaviour on Irish trains.
New figures show that there have been 785 incidents of anti-social behaviour on Irish trains in 2019 – an increase from 572 this time last year.
The figures, revealed by the Minister for Transport Shane Ross in response to a parliamentary question by Fianna Fáil’s Jim O’Callaghan, show that in 2018 there were 789 reported incidents of anti-social behaviour – a 14% increase from 2017.
Fianna Faíl’s Dublin spokesperson John Lahart, who has long been outspoken on the issue, warned that the number of incidents were “escalating”.
“This is just going on and on and is putting people off taking public transport, especially at night,” Lahart said.
“There is a menacing, low-grade anti-social behaviour,” he said, which makes public transport unattractive.
The party is calling for the establishment of a dedicated transport police unit to combat anti-social behaviour.
Lahart said the idea had been “fobbed off”, despite the evidence that incidents are increasing.
“A zero-tolerance approach must be taken to target the culprits of anti-social behaviour and deter these incidents,” he said.
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Taking aside the sexual exploitation and the issues with the children, which are obviously indefensible, I can understand why people / countries are cautious when it comes to females with suspected ties to IS.
Women have been quite happy to carry out some truly horrible attacks in the name of IS in the past.
@Ace: even though they are the biggest losers in any area they take over
Why has my well reasoned factual comment been deleted? You’ve gone mad with censorship Journal. People may not have liked what I had to say but I should have the right to say it – there was no expletives, etc. If you want to have a comments section, at least let people from different mindsets both comment. This monotone approach is hurting journalism.
@Nomad: what you said was a horrible horrible comment you should be ashamed of yourself
@Alana: Do you work for the journal Alana? I appreciate the more sensitive souls among us might not have liked my comment but there was no reason whatsoever for removing it. As I mentioned, it was a reasoned comment, backed up with widely available statistics. I’m not condoning these acts but my comment was true and correct and should not have been removed because you didn’t like what I had to say.
What a wonder world we live in
Thankfully no one did anything to further IS’s rapey ways like bombing the shit out of their enemies for them!!
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