Concerns raised over lack of gardaí allocated to Wexford in light of recent events around town
During the Minister for Justice's recent visit to Gorey, Cllr Darragh McDonald noted that the Garda numbers in north Wexford were discussed as well as the state of the Garda station in the area.
As a result, at the recent district meeting, Cllr McDonald put forward the motion of writing to the Garda Commissioner about Garda resourcing. 'When I wrote to him last year as part of the local election campaign, the figures suggested that Gorey and north Wexford as a whole was significantly under the average number of Gardaí per civilians.
"Courtown and Riverchapel would probably be the lowest ratio in the country and I think in light of the population growth, and in light of recent events around the town, major Garda operations and smaller specific events such as burnt out cars,' said Cllr McDonald.
Echoing these sentiments, Cllr McDonald said he'd like the Garda Commissioner to explain his logic behind the allocation of Garda resources. He went on to clarify that local Gardaí are doing a 'great job' and 'are trying their best to produce things' but to do their job 'more successfully and more safely, there needs to be more of them'.
Other Council members backed Cllr McDonald's motion to write to the Garda Commissioner on this issue.
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