Debate contribution: Rural Crime: Policing Resources

Debate contribution by Mr Robbie Butler on 29 April 2025.

MLA: Mr Robbie Butler
Party at the time: Ulster Unionist Party
Date: 29 April 2025
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Rural Crime: Policing Resources
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 4922075

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I thank the Minister for her answer. I will not take the ball that wants to be hit there and go full Father Ted, because it is an important topic. Since I tabled the question, there have been a number of break-ins and burglaries in Lagan Valley in and around Hillsborough. I also know that it is a seasonal occurrence. Can the Minister outline any increased involvement that she or the police have had on the rural impact assessment, and will she comment on the fact that, as the days get longer and people take to their caravans in the spring and summer, thieves and burglars see that as an opportunity to exploit empty houses?

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This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 1918/22-27.

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