The Garda Commissioner says Cork will get a share of the new Garda recruits due to graduate at the end of next month but has warned recruitment and retention remains an issue for the force.
Drew Harris was speaking at a Joint Policing Committee meeting in the city yesterday.
The JPC meeting sat yesterday after a fatal stabbing in the city centre last week.
A man is before the courts charged in relation to the incident.
There have been renewed calls from the public, business people and local politicians for more Gardaí to patrol the streets.
The meeting heard that there are now 23 fewer Gardaí in the city division than there were in 2020.
Cork Business Association told the meeting that the lack of visible Gardaí on the street has led to a "worrying rise in anti-social behaviour" in the city.
CBA's Business and Communications manager Helen Murphy also asked if a former coffee kiosk on Grand Parade could be used as a base for Gardaí to patrol the city centre, however the meeting heard there were no such plans.
Commissioner Harris said there are around 500 Garda vacancies around the country, with efforts to fill them ongoing.
He also said an across-the-board approval of overtime could not be used to increase Garda presence on the street.
