Ahern: I have ‘the wit’ to find €1m in department

JUSTICE Minister Dermot Ahern says he has “the wit” to find another way of saving money rather than closing 350 Garda stations.

Ahern: I have ‘the wit’ to find €1m in department

“I don’t think it’s beyond the wit of myself to find €1 million in the department,” he told the Dáil yesterday.

The Bord Snip group, chaired by economist Colm McCarthy, recommended closing half of the country’s 703 Garda stations to save €1m.

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