Pat Gallagher (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Are the 1,400 or 800 recruits net, taking retirements into consideration? That looks very good but I doubt whether it is the case. I presume the Minister has given us the gross number.

The refurbishment of the Garda station in Donegal town is absolutely necessary. I am pleased that progress will be made. Donegal town also has a problem with numbers. The Glenties station has been there all my life. To access the two divisional headquarters one has to go right around the whole Wild Atlantic Way, the N56 from Ballyshannon. The deputy commissioner with responsibility for policing and security should examine this closely with a view to reopening the Glenties station which served the Gaeltacht areas for many years.

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