Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I hope the Taoiseach had the opportunity to hear the passionate words of Father Michael Cusack on RTE last Saturday. The Taoiseach was away on very serious business in London but I hope somebody relayed Father Cusack's words to him.

With the lack of basic equipment, the withdrawal of Garda vehicles and the lack of access to information and communication technology, morale is at an all-time low in An Garda Síochána. We have heard stories of blocked toilets in Garda stations, broken cells which are closed and of many months before repairs are carried out. To make matters worse, we heard of Detectives leaving the scene of a crime because they had to return to the Garda station to have their sandwiches. All of these attacks on the Garda Síochána ---

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