Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I ask the Minister for Justice what efforts are being made to improve Garda recruitment. In my constituency, for example, the number of gardaí has reduced from 351 in June 2021 to 339 last month. This is a worrying trend. I understand there are pressures throughout the country. Meanwhile the population, as the Minister will be aware, is growing rapidly. I ask for an update on what is being done to recruit new gardaí and to address the fall in numbers in counties such as Kerry.

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