James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There is no question that there is a challenge regarding the number of gardaí, but that arose out of the situation during Covid when recruitment was paused. We are now addressing the situation by significantly increasing recruitment through Templemore. Up to the end of June of this year, 581 gardaí were assigned to the Mayo, Roscommon, Longford division and 599 were assigned to the Galway division.

The Deputy will see an increase in the number of members of An Garda Síochána over the coming years as that recruitment continues and those gardaí are deployed.

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