Over 11 and a half thousand Gardaí will be balloted on a vote of no confidence in the Garda Commissioner.
Drew Harris's leadership is being called into question over the recruitment and retention of officers during his tenure.
The Garda Representative Association has decided it will ballot members following the announcement of a return to pre-COVID rosters.
The GRA's representative for the Cork Division Pádraig Harrington, who has been in the force for 23 years, says they are losing a large number of Garda members due to issues with pay and pension in particular
Speaking on the Neil Prendeville Show Padraig Harrington says joining the Gardaí it is not an attractive career choice anymore:
"If my nephew came to me and said 'Is the Guards a good job to join?' I would say 'Stay away from it'. If you joined after 2013, you simply will not be able to survive when you are forced to retire at 60 years of age, because you will be on less than the old age pension".
