John Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)

I hope he does have the inside track and is right. I supported him when he made the announcement last week on South East Radio.

The closure of Garda stations will devastate many rural communities, particularly in Wexford. I must remind Deputy Twomey that two stations are earmarked for closure in Wexford, one in Baldwinstown which is near where he lives and where I am sure he gets many more votes than I do. It is an important station because it serves a town with a large population and a large hinterland, nearly right down to Deputy Twomey's area of Rosslare.

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