Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 4 February 2015
Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
2:00 pm
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
My final question is on Garda numbers. There are 300 recruits in Templemore. If one factors in the number of gardaí that will retire this year we will not exceed the 13,000 threshold. The previous Garda Commissioner, Mr. Martin Callinan, famously said that if the number went below 13,000 he would not be able to deliver what was required. Are there plans for further recruitment this year?
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