A Happy Christmas to all my constituents and anyone who visits my web site. 
I hope you all have a lovely festive season and a happy and prosperous 2009.
December 24, 2008
Happy Christmas
Garda Numbers at the Coal-Face Down in 50% of Dublin Districts – Donohoe
Figures obtained by Senator Paschal Donohoe show that community policing levels have fallen in 3 of the 6 policing districts for the Dublin region in the past year.
- PQ Reply 47504/08: Personnel strength of the Community Gardaí in the Dublin Metropolitan Region
December 22, 2008
Paschal Named Sunday Business Post Senator of the Year
Paschal was named 2008 Senator of the Year by the Sunday Business Post.
This was for his ’steady and non partisan chairing’ of the Oireachtas Sub Committee on Ireland’s Future in Europe. The paper described him as ‘one to be watched’. Read More…
December 21, 2008
Prisoners still have easy access to mobile phones, over 2,000 phones confiscated in Irish prisons in 2008
Figures obtained by Senator Pascal Donohoe show that 1,844 mobile phones have been detained in Irish prisons by the end of October 2008. ” These figures show that not enough is been done to stop the supply of mobile phones in our prisons. Despite the use of airport style scanners and x ray machines in many prisons there is actually a fall in the number of mobile phones confiscated in our major prisons. It is particularly worrying that Mountjoy prison has seen a fall in the number of mobile phones successfully confiscated” according to Senator Donohoe.
December 18, 2008
Crime happening despite strong communities.
Senator Paschal Donohoe again raised the issue of safety and policing with the Minister for Justice. He spoke on the murder of Mr Aidan O’Kane in the East Wall Community. In his contribution he made a number of points.
December 17, 2008
