The Justice Minister says he hopes more Gardaí will be deployed across the country in the coming months.
Minister Jim O'Callaghan was speaking at the opening of the Garda Water Unit in Athlone on Friday.
There has been concern locally regarding the lack of Gardaí being assigned to Garda Divisions in the region recently.
Minister O'Callaghan says over 200 new Gardaí are set to graduate from Templemore in the coming weeks.