SINN Féin spokesperson
on Justice, Equality and Defence, Pádraig
MacLochlainn has called on Minister Alan Shatter to
“cut out the spin” and outline the specific details
of the cuts within his Departments of Justice,
Equality and Defence.
“We are totally in the dark as to where the €70
million worth of cuts in Minister Shatter's
department's will be made except that we are to
anticipate staffing reductions across the whole
sector.
“This is nothing but spin. Here we have the minister
applauding himself for being able to maintain Garda
strength at 13,000 whilst telling us that in order
to do this he will be reducing staff numbers across
the sector.”
“We welcome the reopening of Garda recruitment and
additional staffing to the Garda Vetting Unit
however we must be given specific details as to what
exactly the minister is cutting to fund these
measures," said the Inishowen TD. |
