Louise O'Reilly

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191 appearances 2 recordings 2 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 3 Jul

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The Pat Kenny Show · Sunday Paper Review June 14th · 14 Jun 2026 podcast

So I think there's a whole range of things that, you know, from this, you know, security intervention right through to the terms and conditions of the people who are literally on the front line.

So I think there's a whole conversation that needs to be had in relation to investment, investment in people, investment in infrastructure, investment in the technology, because clearly when we have, you know, when we face those kinds of

technological threats, then we need to be equal and adequate to the task of understanding them and defending against them.

But when I hear things like An Garda Síochána are going to establish a digital fortress, that sounds good.

However, the people that I'm representing, they just want to see a guard in their local area.

So there is that as well.

And it's not...

It's not all high-level stuff.

The job of Angarda Síochána is very visible to be in the community.

And when you talk to people, if you ask them, do they want a digital fortress?

They might say yes, they might say no.

If you ask them, do you want to see more guards on the streets?

They will 100% always say yes.

Would you agree with that, Louise?

I think people do talk about immigration.

I mean, we talk about it in the Oireachtas quite a lot and people do discuss it because it's a real factor and people want to talk about what's happening in their own area.

For my part,

I represent a very, very diverse community and constituency and I speak on a very regular basis to my constituents.

I'm also a member of the Balbriggan Diversity Forum, which celebrates all that is good about diversity and inclusion and is a really positive force for good within the town of Balbriggan and the surrounding areas.

So I think

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