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

I thank the Deputy. I join him in utterly and unreservedly condemning the attack on Garda Scott in County Cavan the other day. The House is united in horror and condemnation of that attack. An attack on the Defence Forces or An Garda Síochána is an attack on all of us because it is an attack on the State.

In relation to Garda resources, we have more gardaí in Ireland than ever before and the Garda budget is larger than ever before. That does not mean we do not need to increase it further. We do. I hear what the Deputy says on the need for additional resources for his county but that is a matter for the Garda Commissioner. I will make sure the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, is made aware it was raised here today.

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