Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 21 March 2024

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána

9:30 am

Mr. Drew Harris:

Absolutely. We recognise the real hot spots that we have around policing demand and what we will do about this going forward. In part we hope the new community safety structure will further formalise this and then we can work collectively with other agencies on trying to reduce demand. We do recognise the huge amount of work that is undertaken by members in those divisions. I also have the nationwide responsibilities and national responsibilities, and it is about trying to maintain and build that sustainability everywhere.