{"id":13318,"date":"2025-08-22T15:37:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T14:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/justice-minister-out-of-touch-with-reality-by-claiming-dublin-is-safe\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T15:37:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T14:37:16","slug":"justice-minister-out-of-touch-with-reality-by-claiming-dublin-is-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/justice-minister-out-of-touch-with-reality-by-claiming-dublin-is-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice Minister out of touch with reality by claiming Dublin is safe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister for Justice\u2019s comments today that he would feel safe walking around Dublin at any time of the day or night show\u00a0how far removed he is from the reality of life in our capital city, according to Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Gannon, who represents Dublin Central and is the party\u2019s justice spokesperson, said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe views expressed today by Minister Jim O\u2019Callaghan \u2013 just days after a serious assault on an English tourist in Temple Bar \u2013 were completely tone-deaf.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe minister may well feel safe walking around \u2013 not only is he 6&#8217;5&#8243; in height, but he also comes from one of the wealthiest constituencies in the country. This appears to be a case of him talking about two separate Dublins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis is not the lived experience of everyone \u2013 certainly not members of the LGBT+ community who have been subjected to homophobic violence; the ethnic minorities who live in fear of racist attacks; nor the residents of inner city Dublin who have to cope with open drug dealing and anti-social behaviour on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite the welcome addition of more probationary garda\u00ed in Dublin\u2019s commercial district during the daytime, many people still don\u2019t feel safe in the city centre at night. This is an issue we have been raising for years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t need glib comments that sugarcoat crime levels in Dublin. What we need is a Minister for Justice who will produce a coherent policing plan and face up to the reality that our city centre remains unsafe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>August 22, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister for Justice\u2019s comments today that he would feel safe walking around Dublin at any time of the day or night show\u00a0how far removed he is from the reality of life in our capital city, according to Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon. 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