A motion from members of the Garda Representative Association (GRA) in the Cavan/Monaghan Division will go before the annual GRA conference today in Westport.
The motion is calling for the Garda Commissioner and the Minister for Justice to immediately put protocols in place which would deliver an "effective policing service" to all members of the public in the border region.
This is particularly in relation to areas that present challenges regarding accessibility for members of the Gardaí when attending serious incidents.
Speaking on this morning's Joe Finnegan Show, GRA representative for Cavan/Monaghan, James Morrisroe revealed that people living in certain townlands are being exposed to danger due to a lack of existing protocols.
As a result the local Cavan/Monaghan Division is calling on Senior Garda Management and the Minister for Justice to put protocols in place that would allow armed members to go to the assistance of the public.
"Coleman Island is an area which consists of 16 townlands in Co Monaghan which is part of the Clones Garda Sub-District and can only be accessed by vehicular traffic by entering Northern Ireland," he explained.
"Over the last number of years there has been a number of dissident paramilitary attacks which have required assistance of armed members of An Garda Siochana to secure the border crossing points. However, currently members of the armed support units and detective branches who would be armed attached and to the border divisions are not issued with blanket authorisation to carry firearms.
"Therefore, they are not permitted to enter Northern Ireland to access Coleman Island which is in the South to attend these incidents. This means that there are areas within the state where members of the public are being exposed to danger, and who are not receiving the appropriate response from An Garda Siochana due to a lack of existing protocols."
