Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will ensure there is a complement of civilians recruited to fill critical skills gaps across the organisation and to facilitate the redeployment of gardaí from technical and administrative duties to front-line operational duties on the ground and on the streets, highways and byways of the country. In addition, I have plans to strengthen the Garda Reserve. I hope the Garda Reserve is fully supported by Deputy Nolan's party, which is not always the case where the Garda Síochána is concerned.

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