Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Today we learned that specially trained gardaí cannot take up their positions in a long-promised sexual offences investigation unit in west Cork because of a lack of personnel. Does the Government agree that the people of Cork have a right to feel safe on the streets of the city and in their homes? Does the Government appreciate that there is a real crisis in Garda resources and, if so, what does it propose to do about it?

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