There is a Garda "recruitment crisis" that needs to be addressed before there are not enough members to effectively tackle crime, a Dublin TD has claimed.
Fianna Fail TD Jim O'Callaghan claims only 90 gardai were recruited this year despite the Government allocating the funds to recruit 1,000 extra members. This recruitment figure was disputed by Junior Minister Ossian Smyth who said 369 new gardai were attested this year - which is still less than half of the Government's allocation.
The "recruitment crisis" comes as two gardai were hospitalised after an incident in Ballyfermot. Dublin Live previously reported on a separate incident where a female garda suffered a fractured arm and finger in the city centre.
