Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Does the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton, accept that the closure of Garda stations is a blow to the communities I have described? What assurances can she offer today to these communities as to their safety? What measures are in place not just to reassure people in rural Ireland and certain urban communities but to ensure they have a full and adequate Garda service?

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