''I have not discussed this matter neither have I considered this proposal.''
Reports today across various media outlets that Garda management are drafting emergency plans to deploy hundreds of uniformed gardaí to the Border in the event of a no-deal Brexit on March 29, have been dismissed as false.
In a statement at Garda headquarters this morning Commissioner Drew Harris said: "Reports of 600 Gardaí to be moved to the border are entirely incorrect. I have not discussed this matter neither have I considered this proposal.
The increasing deployment of Gardaí to all policing regions including the Northern Region is commensurate with a growing organisation.
We continue to prepare for Brexit in line with Government Policy".
The UK will leave the EU on March 29th, and it remains unclear as to whether a hard border will be implemented between Northern Ireland and the Republic.
