Consider fines for parents to crackdown on antisocial behaviour in youths, TD says
Paul Gogarty said he has received an 'overwhelming amount of queries' from adults in relation to attacks by young people.
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These include sticks, stones, and water being thrown at people with buggies, and shoplifting.
Deputy Gogarty believes there should be immediate consequences.
Speaking on Newstalk, he said: "I've had an absolutely overwhelming amount of queries from adults in relation either to their children who have been attacked randomly in parks.
"Sticks, stones, bricks being thrown at parents with buggies. A woman had three e-scooters pass her back again, throw water over her.
"There have been shoplifting incidences in cafes where the bottles have been taken out and then thrown over the staff."
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