Robbie Gallagher (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

If the authorities do not accept that we have a problem with recruitment and retention, then we will have a bigger problem coming down the road. The reality is that there are serious issues in this regard. I speak as someone who served nine years as a member of An Garda Síochána, stationed in Monaghan. The attractiveness of the job back then as opposed to its unattractiveness today is a big problem. Unless we seriously address that, we will have a bigger problem down the road.