Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Many stations are open in theory but in fact they are closed most of the time. That is one of the criticisms I hear constantly. It will be important that the Policing Authority will consider the policing plans. I have never found and I have looked at them each year that they really do what the Minister says they should do in other words the demographic shifts and crime levels determine the level of cover. That does not seem to correlate. I have looked at them every year and made the same criticism every year. What is positive this year is that the Policing Authority will consider it. Presumably it will have a role in respect of the service level agreements for the opening of these six stations. Is it intended then to open further stations or will the evaluation be carried out in respect of those that are opened on a pilot basis?

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