Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Certainly, we do have a great community policing unit in County Mayo. It does a great deal in the context of facilitating an informal interaction with gardaí. It goes a long way to addressing some of the antisocial behaviour. It is good to hear that the distribution of resources is under continuous review. Looking at some of the rural towns in County Mayo, such as Claremorris and Ballinrobe, we have seen population increases as a result of the pandemic, where people have moved from urban areas back into rural communities.

I hope that as we move forward with this recruitment campaign, more resources can be directed into community policing. I know this will have a significant impact on rural communities and constituencies such as Mayo.

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