Senator Gareth Scahill says that the lack of Garda allocation to the Roscommon/Longford/Mayo region is disappointing.
This announcement comes as 167 new Gardaà have graduated from Templemore College.
Only one Garda trainee has been allocated to the region and will be based in Castlebar, despite the Roscommon and Longford areas being one of the largest regions that Gardaà have to cover.
Senator Scahill says that there is a need for a stronger Garda presence in order to build safe and secure communities.
He has been speaking to MidWest Radio’s Eleanor Prendergast….
