Gardaí still waiting on anti-stab safety vests

LIFESAVING anti-stab ballistic vests which should have been rolled out to gardaí this month are being delayed because of the pressure the massive 11,000 order has placed on the manufacturers in Germany.

The Garda Representative Association, which has been requesting the vests for several years, said that was the information which had been provided to them and said everything should be done to get vests to the gardaí on the beat as soon as possible.

In addition, the officers have been given no timetable for the training they require before receiving retractable batons.