Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

We have been contacted by concerned superintendents who have argued that the manner in which gardaí have been sent in many cases to police protests is unfair. These gardaí could not get overtime for the past number of years in order to look after normal work but when the water charges came along, any amount of people can be allowed to work in order to police these protests. These gardaí are unhappy because this does nothing for their relationship with the community. This is tied to the politicisation of our Garda Síochána.

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