Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. The issue of Garda resourcing in County Clare must be raised again. As the Minister of State will be aware, Clare received the fifth lowest divisional influx of gardaí into its operational area since 2015. Only 51 gardaí have joined the force in Clare in that time. In 2022, only two gardaí were allocated to Clare, and no additional gardaí were provided in January of this year. A spate of antisocial behaviour at the Brú na Sionna complex in Shannon has escalated to a level that is simply not acceptable. This is according to Sergeant Seamus Mulligan, and I agree with him wholeheartedly. There are broken windows, verbal abuse, stones being thrown, cars being set on fire, and public urination. There was not one single extra garda allocated to the station there. In fact, Shannon has lost three gardaí since 2021. This is a community at crisis point and tensions are on a knife edge. The Minister of State has responsibility for justice. What will he do for the people of Shannon and County Clare?

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