Violence against gardai on the streets of Dublin city centre is "quite bad" but guns are not the answer, a Dublin MEP has said.
Tanaiste Leo Varadkar previously said he would support a call from the Garda Commissioner to arm rank-and-file garda members. Six gardai have been attacked on the streets of Dublin in the last month.
The Dublin MEP told Dublin Live "community guards" should become a "senior" role which members should consider a career goal. Mr Andrews suggested at the moment community policing is an "entry-level" position which members "tolerate" before they move to more "exciting" roles.
