Sinn Féin has said a second Garda training college may not be the best way to boost the force’s numbers in the short term.
The party on Wednesday unveiled a range of proposals aimed at tackling recruitment and retention in the force, and criticised Government over sluggish growth in the overall numbers in the force.
However, while Sinn Féin has previously pledged to open a second training facility if in government, its document instead commits to initiate a feasibility study to examine the costs of potential locations of a second Garda college.
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