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

I meet with the representative organisations in formal settings but I also meet with them in informal settings at many different events throughout the year. I meet with them in the same way as any other Minister has met with them over the years. I also attend their national conferences. I therefore do engage with them but, at the same time, I am not their employer so I work and engage directly with the Garda Commissioner who, with his team, engages with the various different associations regularly. I do engage with the associations and meet them not only in formal settings but very informally at many different events throughout the year.