Rank and file Gardaí say unarmed officers should not be sent to respond to situations involving firearms.
The Garda Representative Association says it’s unacceptable that Gardaí haven't had tactical training in eight years.
At their conference in Killarney in Kerry they'll be debating motions on issues including training and arming officers.
GRA President Dermot O'Neill says lessons can be learned from the US – and that unarmed Gardaí should never have responded to the Regency Airport shooting in February.
