Richard O'Donoghue (Limerick County, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Is the Tánaiste in favour of the new Garda roster that has been proposed in which they are looking for members of the Garda to work seven days on-two days off, seven days on-three days off and then six days on-three days off, after which they return to the seven-day cycle again? I met Garda representatives during the week who said that no one will be joining the force after 87% of them resigned their position recently, with only 23 gardaí having been reintroduced. The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association, ICMSA, and the Irish Farmers Association, IFA, met last Tuesday to discuss the rising number of assaults on farmers, due to lurchers. They want to know if the Tánaiste is in favour of the new roster, a roster that will stop people joining the force? They want young people to join and not have the current number of people who are resigning due to this roster.

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