Drew Harris asked to appear before Cork policing committee over Carrigaline manpower shortages

Some officers assigned to protecting Taoiseach's home

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris is to be asked to appear before the Cork City and County Joint Policing Committee to face questions on claims gardaí in the biggest town in the county are short of manpower and equipment. File picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris is to be asked to appear before the Cork City and County Joint Policing Committee (JPC) to face questions on claims gardaí in the biggest town in the county are short of manpower and equipment while also having to sometimes protect the Taoiseach's home.

Concerns were raised at the latest JPC by independent councillor Ben Dalton-O'Sullivan and Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire with the former saying gardaí in the Carrigaline area, which also serves a big hinterland including Crosshaven and Passage West, are seriously under-resourced.