We need more gardaí on the streets, says Michael McGrath

Finance Minister Michael McGrath: 'We do want to increase garda visibility, because it gives people great confidence when they see gardaí on the beat. Unfortunately, given the current strength of the force, we are just not seeing enough of it.'

There is not enough garda visibility on the streets to increase public confidence, Finance Minister Michael McGrath has said.

Mr McGrath said that An Garda Síochána currently has limited resources, and this is leading to a lack of visible policing in parts of the country.