Fitzgerald confident Gardaí have access to language skills required to tackle terrorist threats

The Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has denied that Gardaí do not have enough language skills to ensure national security.

Fitzgerald confident Gardaí have access to language skills required to tackle terrorist threats

The Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has denied that Gardaí do not have enough language skills to ensure national security.

Fitzgerald's comments come after reports that nobody in the two Garda anti-terrorism units can speak Arabic.

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