Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Both the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, and I have visited Drogheda in the last few months to hear about the situation first-hand from both the Garda and people living in the area. Additional resources have been provided by the Garda Commissioner, and it is up to him to decide whether additional resources can be provided in the next few weeks. However, next year's budget for the Garda is being increased substantially to €1.88 billion. It is right and appropriate that the Garda Commissioner, rather than politicians, should decide how best to deploy those resources.

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