Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 11 November 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Policing Matters: Garda Commissioner

2:00 pm

Ms Nóirín O'Sullivan:

As I said, our allocation model is there. As resources become available, we will certainly look at the redeployment of them. As new students become available and go to areas where they can be assisted in their training, that allows us to redeploy people to other areas. To answer the Senator's question in respect of the spikes in tourism, particularly on special occasions or if events are happening, we have plans in place to deal with those. The local chief superintendent and the regional commissioner would ensure there are enough resources to deploy to meet those requirements.