Government announces €10m funding to increase visibility of gardaí on streets of Dublin

Justice minister says funding package will allow for 240,000 extra Garda hours in Dublin Metropolitan Region by end of year

There has been a number of high-profile assaults in Dublin in recent weeks. File picture

The Government has announced a new €10m funding package aimed at increasing the visibility of gardaí in Dublin, a move which comes in the wake of a number of high-profile assaults in the capital in recent weeks. 

According to Justice Minister Helen McEntee, the new funding package will allow for 240,000 extra Garda hours in the Dublin Metropolitan Region by the end of the year.