Gardai aim to answer 80% of 999 calls within 7 secs
Irish Daily Mirror|April 28, 2023
GARDAI say they are trying to answer 80% of 999 calls within seven seconds
JOHN KIERANS
Gardai aim to answer 80% of 999 calls within 7 secs

It follows the recent embarrassing scandal that calls were being cancelled and ignored.

This resulted in more than 400 serious crimes not being investigated.

Justice Minister Simon Harris said the force now operates a regional control room strategy.

This ensures that Garda resources are available to respond to calls from the public including situations where a local resource is not immediately available.

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