Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister mentioned that there was one class less coming through Templemore this year. Is that because of the attestations? A group was attested just before Christmas and was then more or less sent home again. Bringing forward those recruits’ attestations looked like a bit of a stunt. We cannot have a box-ticking approach to increasing the number, as visibility is vital.

How soon does the Minister expect the new recruits to the Garda Reserve to be on the street? Every time we speak to people, particularly in Dublin’s inner city, the issue of visibility is raised. They need to see a police presence on street corners. We have been calling for this since the middle of last summer when there were some difficulties. It is important that this be fast-tracked as quickly as possible.

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