Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will make a very brief response to the Deputy. I was particularly pleased last week in the context of the budget and the Financial Statement of the Minister for Finance, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, that he had acknowledged the need for further resources and indicated that the Garda Vote for next year would be of the order of €1.7 billion, an increase on this year's allocation of €110 million. That will allow for some of the resource-based improvements sought by the Deputy.

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