Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2023-11-23
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Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (SF), Cork South-Central

Of the 126 gardaí who came out of Templemore last year, just one came to Cork. That continues a trend that has been going on for some time. Of the 237 new gardaí so far this year, only four are going to Cork. As I said, this is a quite worrying trend of Cork not getting its fair shake. We have approximately 10% of the population but are consistently getting just 1% or 2% of those who come out of Templemore. That is against the background of a very serious shooting last week and a number of other very serious incidents. Surely, the Tánaiste will agree that one garda out of 126 is not anywhere near adequate for Cork. Will he make representations, both in his role as Tánaiste and as a constituency TD, to ensure that Cork gets Garda resources? We have places such as Mahon, which has many fewer gardaí than it did ten years ago, and Carrigaline, where only one squad car might be out at night for a town of 16,000. It is simply not enough.

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Sitting date: 2023-11-23