Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It can be kept under review, but the decision taken with An Garda Síochána was to aim for 600 per year. There is some physical work being done at Templemore and facilities are used outside Templemore, which works well and is not a problem. It is probably good for the local economy and works to the satisfaction of Templemore. We have decided on 600 and restarted the investment. The number of retirements varies considerably in any one year. It is hard to predict it. We are training and recruiting and building up the workforce, and we intend to continue doing that.