Longford Westmeath rep Sorca Clarke is insisting the garda model is "broken".
The Justice Minister says TDs criticising gardaí are out of touch with public sentiment.
It comes as Longford Westmeath Deputy Sorca Clarke insists the garda model is "broken".
She's talking about a recent road safety meeting in Rochfortbridge where the head of the traffic corps for the division was coming from Navan, 50km away.
She says it shows people in her constituency will always be of lower priority than those of other areas.
Minister Jim O'Callaghan says people in Ireland hold the police force in high regard:
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