Debate contribution: Garvaghy Road: Policing Costs

Debate contribution by Mr Gareth Wilson on 19 October 2026.

MLA: Mr Gareth Wilson
Party at the time: Democratic Unionist Party
Date: 19 October 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Garvaghy Road: Policing Costs
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5795738

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First Minister, figures that I have acquired from the Department of Justice show that, in the past 10 years, of the 73 people convicted for obstructing a public road, four received custodial sentences, four received community sentences and 52 received monetary penalties. Which of those options do you think that you and your colleagues deserve if the law is followed?

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This follow-up belongs to: Topical question AQT 2715/22-27.

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