Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister for Justice and I are very aware that communities all over the country, in urban and rural areas and in Dublin, Limerick and elsewhere, are affected by crime and need a decent police service.

The Garda Commissioner has confirmed to the Minister for Justice that there are no plans to move any Garda members formerly appointed to specialist units as part of the reintroduction of the previously agreed Westmanstown roster. Specifically, neither community policing nor divisional drug units will be disbanded. An Garda Síochána remains committed to community policing and drugs enforcement. Any temporary changes to unit allocations will be reconsidered and addressed through the ongoing recruitment process.

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