The Garda Representative Association says an extra €5m in funding for patrol cars and equipment is "wallpapering over the cracks" in terms of Garda resources.

The President of the Garda Representative Association is calling on the Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald to re-open rural Garda stations, in order to deal with rural crime.

The president of the Garda Representative Association has said it is still their position that former Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan was forced out of office.