By Dean Egan.
73 knives were seized by Gardaí in Waterford last year.
2,243 were recovered nationwide in 2020, which is 5% more than the previous year.
A total of 998 knives were seized in Dublin, which is almost half of the country's total.
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Dublin Central TD, Gary Gannon, says urgent action is needed to tackle the problem:
"I think we need to have a zero-tolerance approach to knives and knife-crime."
"That will require more Gardaí on our streets, it does require understanding the nature of gang-related behaviour."
"These crimes seem like they're inevitable and will be ever-present with us, but I don't think they should be."
