Derek McDowell (Labour)

It is a fairly strict regime. During the debate in this House on the Garda Síochána Bill, Senators said that the 18 year olds who were going to Templemore should be at university. It was argued that many trainee gardaí did not have a broad view of the world when they started in the training college. It was also suggested that the college should be moved from Templemore to Dublin.