Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2024-10-23
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Darren O'Rourke (SF), Meath East

On 27 October 2023, The Meath Chronicle reported on an interview with the Minister for Justice in which she said Meath Garda numbers are increasing and will continue to increase. At that stage, we had 318 gardaí in Meath. We now have 304. We have the lowest number of gardaí per head of population. Does the Taoiseach accept that Garda numbers are not increasing in County Meath and that our position as the county with the lowest number of gardaí per head of population has only worsened under Fine Gael and this Government?

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Sitting date: 2024-10-23