Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This is something that might be of interest to the Opposition as well, having regard to the fact that they closed down the Templemore Garda training centre and have moaned about the consequences since. In view of the large number of gardaí who have been injured in the course of their duties in recent years - and commensurately during the past ten to 12 years - have the heads of the Garda Síochána (compensation for malicious injuries) Bill been approved? When is it likely to come before the House? Some 2,136 gardaí were maliciously injured in the past four years. In the previous four-year period a similar number were injured.

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