“We will be prepared for any future incidents of violence that might erupt,” he told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland.

Helen McEntee said the Government has increased the maximum sentence for attacks on officers from seven years to 12 because of the surge in assaults.

AGSI general secretary Antoinette Cunningham said Gsoc bears no accountability for how long their investigation takes

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the matter ‘needs to be resolved’.

Her comments come in the wake of an assault of a garda who suffered a serious bite injury to his finger and hand after responding to a dangerous driving incident

Two gardaí were taken to hospital following the incident

The general secretary of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors said An Garda Síochána's resources are already strained