Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Further Revised)

2:00 am

Photo of Jim O'CallaghanJim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Five times 225, yes. If we can get to those numbers, that is great and there will be no issue, but if we manage to get significantly more than that, we will have to look at other areas. The type of thing we will be looking at is not setting up some other college in the other part of Tipperary. We would maybe look to see if any of the technological universities might be able to provide some basis for the training of gardaí. At present, we have not reached that situation. There is a report being done in my Department in respect of this. Nothing is going to be done to undermine Templemore. I want to assure the Deputy of that.

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