James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I agree it is important that the resources are allocated in the areas of most needs. North Wexford, in particular the Gorey area, has one of the highest rates of population growth. Only three Garda divisions outside of Dublin have the same rate of burglaries as Wexford. There was a 50% spike towards the end of last year - no doubt coinciding with the opening of the bypass which facilitates the access and egress of criminal gangs - and yet in the past few years, Gorey Garda station was downgraded and subsumed under Enniscorthy Garda station which, in turn, has stretched the resources of both Garda stations. Under the review of reopening of Garda stations, will the downgrading of Garda stations be considered and does the Minister agree that the spike in burglaries, in particular in north Wexford, augments the case to provide increased Garda resources for Wexford?

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