asked the Minister for Justice if he will reconsider opening a Garda station at Feakle, County Clare, in view of the recent spate of robberies in the area and the increase in the number of tourists and visitors; and, if not, if he will consider arranging for one member of the Garda Síochána to reside in the area.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Clare Garda Station.
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The Commissioner has informed me that, having reviewed the arrangements for the policing of the Feakle area, he does not consider that the reopening of a station at the centre would be justified at present.
With some exceptions, which are irrelevant to the question, the accepted practice in the Garda Síochána is that a member is free to live where he chooses provided he does not live at an unreasonable distance from his station, and I do not think that a case for curtailing this freedom has been established.