It wasn’t ideal, but it was a deterrent,” he said. Members of the Garda Síochána , which patrols the Irish border, have called on the country's Minister for Justice and Garda Brendan O’Connor management to supply them with automatic weapons in the event of a hard The Garda Representative Association . Charlie Flanagan said criminals "see us as we see ourselves – untrained, ill-equipped and not enough numbers". Garda has also requested body cameras and taser guns. Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan said he supported the use of cameras, but tasers and firearms were down to the Garda Commissioner.
Members of the Garda Síochána , which patrols the Irish border, have called on the country's Minister for Justice and Garda Brendan O’Connor management to supply them with automatic weapons in the event of a hard The Garda Representative Association . Charlie Flanagan said criminals "see us as we see ourselves – untrained, ill-equipped and not enough numbers". Garda has also requested body cameras and taser guns. Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan said he supported the use of cameras, but tasers and firearms were down to the Garda Commissioner.