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

I welcome the fact that the Policing Authority will have a look at this. When we, the Deputies of Kildare, met the assistant commissioner on a number of occasions, we were pretty much told that what one has one holds, and that was the approach. That flies in the face of policing plans being what they are supposed to be, which is a dynamic and responsive approach to change. One issue that might come up in the choice of the potential opening of police stations is the availability of stations. Obviously, some of them were closed with the intention of being sold or being used for something else. If there is going to be a change in that approach, it is very important that there is the scope not to have to rebuy premises, if there are good premises in a location and there is a rethink on a Garda station for that area. It is important that is reviewed as a matter of urgency. Obviously, it will limit the scope of opening stations on the basis of need.

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