Ivana Bacik (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will now deal with the issue of the Garda which the Opposition has been focusing on. The figures provided by the Minister of State speak for themselves. It is scaremongering to suggest that reducing the Garda network to 564 stations is a cause for fear and anxiety. The figures for Northern Ireland, Scotland and elsewhere show that it is unnecessary to have the number of Garda stations we have. To suggest that Ireland needs 700 Garda stations----