Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am sorry to say that it is very clear that the Minister is taking the side of the Commissioner and she should be intervening and trying to sort the problem out rather than doing that. This change in roster is antagonising all those in the force. From what I have heard on the grapevine, what it will mean for Kerry and places like it, is that in a vast area from Killarney, through Killorglin, into Cahersiveen, Valentia Island back up to Waterville, Sneem and Kilgarvan and all around that entire ring, only one Garda car will be available from 2 a.m. until 6 a.m. That is not acceptable. We were already told this morning on the radio that there is a 4% reduction in the force in Kerry. The other thing is that boys and girls from Kerry contemplating joining the force invariably know they will be sent to Dublin. They cannot afford to live up here. Even if there was a man and a woman who were husband and wife, they would not be able to afford to live in Dublin. Will the Minister do something about that to ensure the job makes it worth their while to join? There are so many members of the force from Kerry up here who want to get down the country and out of Dublin.

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