Michael McNamara (Clare, Labour) | Oireachtas source

If that is the case I will conclude. I had intended to cover Garda figures and the fact that this Government has protected them at a higher level than Fianna Fáil did. It consulted with both the GRA and the AGSI with regard to pay measures which, although painful, are necessary. That is something the previous Government also failed to do.

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