Numbers of soldiers should rise in line with numbers of gardaí

On Nov 21, the Garda Commissioner told the Oireachtas Justice Committee that there are 13,500 members in the force.

The level of staffing is at its highest since the foundation of the State. The number of Gardaí has increased by about 2,700 since 1986.

With the growth of our population, the ratio of Gardaí to citizens over the last 26 years has been constant at about three per 1,000 people.