One of the big improvements the new system has for the Gardaí over the old text messaging system is the feedback Komeer provides on every message sent out. There were times with the old system that we might send out a text and if a group didn’t receive it, we would have no way of knowing. Now it’s all there in black and white for us. It’s also fantastic to at last be able to get messages out to people living in parts of the county which don’t yet have an active community alert or neighbourhood watch group. We’re hoping that receiving these Garda Alerts will show them how useful Community Alert can be, and encourage these areas to start groups of their own.

 

Co. Monaghan is known for its enterprising nature, and Monaghan Co Co is known for innovation. It was Monaghan JPC which initiated the Property Marking Scheme which is taking off around the country at the moment, so it doesn’t surprise me that we are already receiving enquiries from other Councils about this initiative. It’s the future for community alert; it makes sense from a GDPR perspective, from a cost perspective, from relieving the administrative burden on the local groups, but above all it allows the delivery of a better service to the public, which is what it’s all about at the end of the day.