John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I wish to speak on the Garda rosters. I am sure the Taoiseach is aware of this. I was talking to quite a number of younger gardaí over the summer because they attend the summer fairs and police those kinds of community activities. They are four days on, four days off at the moment. For gardaí, and particularly quite a number of younger gardaí in Dublin who live in what they describe as commutable counties, to move to a six days on, four days off roster would mean two additional days of travel. For younger gardaí who are parents, moving from four days to six days on would also mean two additional days of childcare. Obviously, these decisions are in the remit of the Garda Commissioner but if these facts are not already known to the Taoiseach, I was asked to pass them on to him. The roster would have a significant impact on the quality of life and the cost of living of young gardaí.

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