Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I want to draw the attention of the Minister to the fact that in the past week the Garda Representative Association, GRA, issued a serious statement with regard to Donegal. It is concerned about staffing issues in the county. Gardaí based in rural areas are being drafted to Letterkenny, which is the main town in the county. In fairness, for operational reasons the GRA has not identified the locations, but it states that some rural Garda stations have no gardaí because they have been drafted into Letterkenny. There is clearly a massive issue. It also states that in some parts of the county Garda numbers have been reduced by 25%. Will the Minister examine the situation in Donegal and speak to the Garda Commissioner about what is happening there?

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