Anthony Lawlor (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for the fact that gardaí are being recruited once more. As has my colleague, I met the Deputy Commissioner in the past and stressed the importance of Garda numbers in Kildare. While resources are just sufficient at present, they are at stretching point. Many retirements have taken place. We seem to find it difficult to get gardaí to transfer to Kildare because each Garda division seems to hold on to its allocation. I would appreciate if the Minister would speak to the Commissioner about the point my colleagues have made with regard to the number of gardaí and the allocation of gardaí, particularly in Kildare.

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