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

I am very pleased that the extra €50 million was available two weeks ago which is expected to support the work of An Garda Síochána until the end of 2016 in three areas - gang related crime, Operation Thor and in the area of security. It is important to continue the work of Operation Thor throughout the State so that the work of criminal gangs which are intent on burglaries can be interrupted and we can prevent those crimes. With regard to security, we must be increasingly conscious from a security perspective of the threats out there and the Garda have to put resources into that area. The resources that have been brought forward by the Government are intended to ensure that this work will be supported through to the end of the year. We will have further discussions regarding next year's budget.

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