John Joe O'Connell
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The Guards will have the support of me as Minister for Justice.
So we're looking for that.
We're looking for training, resources and that tweak in legislation to assist our members.
Yeah, well, I just, when I was coming back in, there is a, I think it's in the Southern Hemisphere, whether it's Australia or New Zealand at the moment, I'm just trying to keep an eye on it.
There's a lobby group in relation to legislation that Shane is exactly talking about that.
If a person fails to stop now, I suppose I'm going to say the thing of scramblers here, but in general, a person who fails to stop for the police or a member of a Garda SΓochΓ‘na, that they will be held responsible for any damage or injury that comes from that.
And that, I think, would be a brilliant start to this whole conversation, how to deal with this, you know.
I just want to say I am aware of Tony Carey's initiative down in Myros.
And I suppose, like any business, word of mouth is great.
And he's very highly thought of down in that neck of the woods by our members and across the country with his initiative.
So I hope that can be put across the country as well, you know.
Great.