John Perry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)

Section 38 requires the Garda to publish its annual report four months after the year end. That would be a vast improvement and I hope it happens.

On the question of the volunteer members, I hope it will not be like "Dad's Army" because the way it is being framed it is almost like an imaginary plan. People looking for financial gain will not volunteer to take up a high-risk job. Trainee gardaí, having spent only two years in Templemore, are being put into uniform without much training.

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