Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate that. While 100 resignations may reflect only 1%, the reality is that if the job was good enough I am not sure we would have any resignations. We need to carry out the exit interviews immediately and we also need to listen to the representative organisations. In County Wexford, Rosslare has seen increased and exponential growth because of Brexit. We have 550,000 passengers coming through the port. In 2022, we had 200,000 freight units come through. However, we have seen no increase in resources, despite numerous business plans being put forward by the hierarchy in the force in Wexford. We have seen a 75% reduction in gardaí in Courtown - from four gardaí to one - even though it has seen population growth. Bunclody is a sizable town, although it is not a town as named in Wexford. It is a big area, but we have reduced capacity in the Garda force there from eight to four. It is not good enough. We have drug issues all over this country. It is not just Wexford but it is all over the country. The front of our local newspaper carries a story every week on the increase in crime. I ask the Taoiseach to take that in hand.

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