Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald unsure if Gardai used to combat terrorism have Arabic skills

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said she does not know if any gardaí tasked with combating terrorism can speak Arabic.

But she said gardaí had assured her that they have undergone “appropriate training exercises” for dealing with Paris-style attacks.

Speaking on RTÉ radio, she said that gardaí have to be “extremely alert and vigilant”, but repeated that the risk here was low.