Alex White (Dublin South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The commitment of the Garda Commissioner and the Garda Síochána is to maintain operational effectiveness and resilience, but in order to do that, inevitably, as I am sure the Deputy would accept, the work must be prioritised and some difficulties have been made and remain to be made. The Minister, through me, wishes to assure the Deputy and the House that both he and the Garda Commissioner will ensure the maximum possible amount of resources are made available to the Garda and that optimal use is made of them.

On the specific issues the Deputy raised, I am sure he will have an opportunity to raise them directly with the Minister in due course. As he will appreciate, I am responding on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, today because he is on important business in Brussels.

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