Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

This morning we heard that it is not just a question of opening a building. There are resource implications once the building is open. If one asks a question about resourcing one would be told quickly that the Minster has no function in that and that it is the function of the Garda Commissioner. The criteria that was set here pretty much determined the resource allocation for the stations that were going to be opened. Does the acting Commissioner believe that was an infringement on his role, and why would he not have objected to that criteria on the basis that the Minister and Government have no function in that area?