Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Last Thursday, I attended at the Garda College in Templemore on a sunny and very happy day for all those in attendance. It was a day of hope because last Thursday was the day on which 99 recruits attested as new members of An Garda Síochána with full policing powers. They are now being dispatched to communities nationwide. These 99 were the first new gardaí to attest in over five years. Deputy Mattie McGrath is suffering from amnesia about the decisions-----

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