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GRA Warns About Armed Garda Unit Resources, Says Lives At Risk

Emma Tyrrell
Emma Tyrrell

08:12 21 Jan 2020


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Armed Gardaí are warning they don't have adequate resources to monitor ongoing emergencies in the country.

The Garda Representative Association says lives are at risk as a result.

The Emergency Response Unit has some of the country's most elite officers who respond to critical incidents like the ongoing feud in Drogheda.

But the Garda Representative Association is warning the unit doesn't have adequate resources and 21 vacancies have yet to be filled.

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In a 2,000 word letter sent to the head of the elite unit, a GRA representative says there's been a reduction in resource allocation and armed patrols.

Concerns are raised about the cutting of Garda overtime with claims it's left the ERU without the numbers needed to respond to potentially serious emergencies.

As a result it's leading to claims that unarmed Gardaí are on the front-line without adequate protection.

The GRA also claims in the letter that Gardaí were waiting hours last week in Drogheda after calling for armed back up, while on Friday there was no ERU to deal with any call.

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