Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

When I asked about this matter in October, I was given the number of 167 stations, which was a clerical error because in January 2017 there were 187 stations without access. That is now down to 178, meaning that a handful of stations have been connected in recent. The Minister will say that this is an operational issue for An Garda Síochána, but the modernisation and renewal programme for the period 2016 to 2021 that is being rolled out by the force focuses more on rural stations which are not connected. The priority is to get those connected to the system through mobile technology. However, that is not always the case. In my county of Cork, over one third of stations are not yet connected to the PULSE system. As the Minister said, a great deal of funding has been invested in this area. Does she have any set figures on the number of stations she would like to see covered in 2017? How quickly will the roll out of the new modernisation and renewal programme take place?

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