Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein)
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Question 395: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will give an assurance that no Garda stations will be closed in County Donegal following national media reports that 24 Garda stations in County Donegal have been submitted to the Garda Commissioner as possibilities for closure. [25984/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I can assure the Deputy and the House that it is a priority for this Government to maintain front-line services at the highest level possible. I have been advised by the Garda authorities that the Commissioner is currently carrying out a review of the entire Garda organisation in the context of ensuring that the Force will be in a position to match the deployment of resources to its policing commitments as effectively as possible. I look forward to the outcome of the Commissioner's review and I understand that it should be available in the next couple of months.