{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/69d64353086c93c18ba2d535?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Paul Williams: Scrutiny of Garda Staffing Resource shows Changing Landscape of Policing in Ireland - 08/04/2026","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/1775649360770-a6e4e600-09ca-4b61-bd01-70b4cb3ee18a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>We were joined on The Agenda this morning by Journalist Paul Williams who wrote a piece in the Irish Independent this week titled: “Scrutiny of garda staffing resources shows changing landscape of policing in Ireland”.</p><p><br></p><p>Paul told us about how garda resources are being stretched to the limit as the force tries to cater for new crime trends and offences and about how allocating finite personnel resources is probably one of the toughest challenges faced by force management.</p>","author_name":"lmfm "}