Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I raise the issue of the lack of gardaí in parts of my constituency. Inchicore has been without a community garda for many months. There seem to be internal delays in the Garda in appointing new people who are expressing interest in this. All of this extra funding for gardaí is being made available but my constituents want to know when we will see these gardaí on the streets. The length of time it is taking to appoint a new community garda highlights that there are many things we need to do, apart from the funding. What else will the Government do to ensure there are gardaí on the street to protect people?

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