Leitrim Councillor calls for better Garda Communication on housing incidents

A Leitrim councillor has stated that he believes communication from An Garda Síochána should be improved in incidents involving local authority homes.​

The comments were made to Ocean FM, where Cllr. Justin Warnock cited incidents of anti-social behaviour around houses owned by the local authority in the Kinlough area.​

“There have been several incidents in the Kinlough area, and possibly other areas, where there is a local authority house—whether it's a housing association or even private rentals—where you have instances of anti-social or threatening behaviour. When Gardaí get involved, all I want to know is if they are obliged to contact the local authority,” he said.​

He believes that the council should be informed when Gardaí are called to a local authority house to better address situations in these areas.​

In some cases, incidents of anti-social behaviour have escalated, he says.​

“I cannot stand by and see people living in fear. I am trying to bring this to a head and see if Gardaí, when called to a house regarding a disturbance or any incident, will contact the local authority,” he added.​

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