The Garda Representative Association has welcomed the announcement of an extra 800 new Garda recruits in the budget.
More that 2 billion euro in expenditure has been allocated for the Gardai, which will include an increase of 10 and a half million euro for operational expenditure.
The Vice President of the GRA, Donegal-based Brendan O’Connor says the news is positive, but there are still issues to be addressed:
