Dublin City Council have requested all gardai undergo LGBTQ+ training to provide specific support to members of the community who have been assaulted.
The Lord Mayor will send correspondence to the Garda Commissioner and the Justice Minster requesting the training and other measures. Councillors also agreed to request more gardai be deployed, increased numbers of visible patrols, further supports for garda LGBT liaison officers and awareness campaign to let the public know about the liaison officers.
There have been a number of homophobic and transphobic attacks in Dublin city centre recently. Five members of the LGBTQ+ were attacked after Dublin Pride festival on Saturday June 15 in St Stephen's Green.
