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

What I have always said is that the college was closed to new recruits. I can clarify that but there were no new recruits coming out for almost four years out of the last ten. The first time was a result of the bailout and a number of measures having to be taken. The second time the Garda College was for reasons relating to Covid, to keep people safe. In the first instance, we manage to reignite and to move on-----