Politics

Junior justice minister says Leo Varadkar is wrong on garda resources for anti-immigration protests

James Browne dismissed a suggestion by the Taoiseach that there are not enough resources to police protests which have turned violent

  • May 16, 2023
Leo Varadkar had said that he did not believe there were enough gardaí to deal with the anti-immigration protests. Picture: Gerry

James Browne, a Minister for State at the Department of Justice, has rejected Leo Varadkar’s claim that there are not enough gardaí to deal with anti-immigration protests.

Varadkar suggested on Monday that the Garda did not have enough numbers to combat protesters who were seeking to target makeshift migrant camps in Dublin.

Asked if he thought there were enough Gardaí on the streets of Dublin City to tackle this, the Taoiseach replied: “I don't.”

Browne ...