{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/68762ede610560d3ef79b98d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Meath Garda Numbers \"a Bad Picture Getting Worse\" as Government Miss Recruitment Target – Darren O'Rourke TD","description":"<p>Sinn Féin TD for&nbsp;Meath&nbsp;East,&nbsp;Darren&nbsp;O'Rourke, says&nbsp;Meath&nbsp;Garda numbers are set to remain the lowest in Ireland as a Parliamentary Reply confirms that the government’s Garda recruitment numbers will be far below target this year.</p><p> &nbsp;</p><p> Deputy O'Rourke was speaking following a response from the Minister for Justice which outlines that Garda recruitment numbers for 2025 will be between 600 and 650, far below the target of 1,000. He says, for&nbsp;Meath, this means a bad picture getting worse.</p><p><br></p><p>Deputy O’Rourke spoke to us this morning on The Agenda about this.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"lmfm "}