New Justice Minister tells Garda Commissioner: 'We do not have enough gardaí on the street'

The frontline Garda associations have highlighted for years the bureaucratic burden members face in having to allot time from their shifts to be back in their station

Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan, right, and Garda Commissioner Drew Harris, second left, announce the launch date for the upcoming recruitment campaign for An Garda Síochána at Irishtown Garda Station. Picture: Leon Farrell /  RollingNews.ie

The new Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan, has told the Garda Commissioner there are “not enough gardaí on the street” and he wants to see members out and visible to the public.

The Fianna Fáil TD said he did not want to see gardaí in offices, adding it was “a waste of time”.