Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There are approximately 113 gardaí currently suspended which, to put it into perspective, is approximately half of the total cohort of gardaí in my own county. I am sure some of them have done awful things while others have done very minor things but at the very least natural justice should prevail and the investigations, led by the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, should be sped up. One of the gardaí concerned has been suspended for almost ten years, which is ludicrous. They are still being paid. Surely the investigations need to be sped up and back on the ground. Surely the Garda Reserve should also be open to recruitment. At the moment the portal for joining the Garda Reserve seems to be closed. Surely now, on foot of those awful riots in Dublin, it is the right time to be recruiting people to the service, ensuring that we have more Garda visibility on our streets.

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