Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Quite simply, we need to keep everything under review and under consideration. That we have seen an increase in this round is positive. We need to see the numbers that come out of this and whether the actions we have taken have been successful. We need to allow for the strategy within An Garda Síochána to bed down and to see how successful that is. Obviously, 2030 is not that far away. It will not be long before we have another recruitment campaign. From my own point of view, I think everything needs to be kept under consideration and nothing should be excluded, the Cathaoirleach’s suggestion included.