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

I thank the Deputy. I take this opportunity to commend the professionalism of all the gardaí involved in securing a safe outcome to the very dangerous situation that occurred in Whitechapel, Clonsilla, the other day. I particularly want to recognise the bravery of the two detectives who were on the scene. On behalf of the Government, I wish them both a rapid and complete recovery.

The position nationally is that An Garda Síochána has never been better resourced and never had a bigger budget, and there have never been more gardaí or Garda staff. The decision as to how they are allocated around the country is not made by the Government; it is made by the Garda Commissioner and his team, and that is how it should be done, for obvious reasons. Again, I will take this matter up with the Commissioner in my conversations with him.

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