Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The top priority of the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, is supporting stronger, safer communities. That includes an ongoing focus on increasing the strength of An Garda Síochána. As the Deputy knows, only recently there was a further campaign to get more reserve gardaí on board. I met one of these individuals in recent days. They have been making a huge contribution to local policing efforts in my county of Monaghan. I assure the Deputy that this Government is committed to increasing the number of gardaí.

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