Micheál Martin (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Garda numbers are increasing in terms of the numbers being trained through Templemore. People have commented on the increased number of gardaí on the streets of Dublin. In more recent times, people have commented positively about that. I have been talking to the Minister for Justice and we need to ensure that as people are coming through Templemore, we spread them out across the country. That is the agenda and that is what we are going to do. We are making progress. Covid-19 had a big impact because we lost a vital two years in the context of getting a proper throughput from Templemore. Now the number of applications is high and a great deal of progress is being made. We need to do far more and we will.

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