'BORD SNIP CUTS WILL INCREASE CRIME'.Byline: SARAH Sarah or Sarai: see Sara. Sarah (flourished early 2nd millennium BC) In the Hebrew scriptures, the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. She was childless until age 90. STACK RURAL areas will become a playground for Dublin's criminal gangs if Garda stations are closed as proposed in An Bord Snip Nua, it was claimed yesterday. The Labour Party said cuts in Government funding will decimate dec·i·mate tr.v. dec·i·mat·ed, dec·i·mat·ing, dec·i·mates 1. To destroy or kill a large part of (a group). 2. Usage Problem a. the quality of life for people in isolated regions. Meath East Senator Dominic Hannigan quizzed almost 700 people for the party's Life In Rural Meath survey. It revealed more than half aged over 40 were particularly concerned about crime, with burglaries and joyriding topping the list, while 43% in the 19 to 39 age group were also worried. Economists propose the number of Garda stations around the country should be halved as part of a masterplan to save EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 5.3billion in Government spending. Mr Hannigan said: "Bord Snip proposes closing rural Garda stations and Dermot Ahern is separately slashing nearly EUR25million from the budget for station and car maintenance. "Our proximity to the capital has led to many Dublin crime gangs operating in the county. "These cutbacks will inevitably make rural Meath a playground for criminals." Elsewhere the study revealed rural isolation is a persistent problem in Co Meath, with one in three people seeing neighbours once a month or less. It also found four out of 10 people were involved in local groups, while half believed roads surfaces have got worse. Senator Hannigan said the data was alarming. He added: "Research shows rural isolation is most felt by women rearing children and the elderly. "They will likely be the most vulnerable to criminals prowling prowl v. prowled, prowl·ing, prowls v.tr. To roam through stealthily, as in search of prey or plunder: prowled the alleys of the city after dark. v.intr. the countryside. "If the proposed cuts in rural services go ahead community spirit will be stretched and rural depopulation will once again be on the rise." CAPTION(S): PLEA Dominic Hannigan |
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