Middle ranking gardai have opposed new legislation for garda reform as they say it will cause confusion about the role of the Garda Commissioner.
The Associations of Garda Sergeants and inspectors (AGSI) will meet with Minister for Justice Helen McEntee on Monday at its annual delegate conference in Killarney, Co. Kerry.
AGSI President Paul Curran said the new Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill "creates more difficulties than positive reform for An Garda Siochana in its current format".
The new legislation seeks to reform An Garda Siochana based on the recommendations of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland.
The commission, led by former Boston police chief Kathleen O'Toole, deliberated for more than a year and published its findings and recommendations for widespread reform of the force and its oversight agencies.
The gardai had voiced their concerns about the plan when they addressed the Joint OireachtasCommittee on Justice last month as part of the pre-legislative scrutiny process.
Minister McEntee will reply to Mr Curran's concerns later on this evening as she addresses the conference.
She will also announce that the government is giving consideration to the creation of a new specific criminal offence of non-fatal strangulation in a domestic violence setting.
Minister McEntee thinks a harder approach should be taken for the repercussions of attempting to strangle a partner.
She said the crime shows the significance of the level of risk faced by the victim of domestic abuse.
She believes a harsher approach should be taken to those who attempt to strangle their partner, as the crime demonstrates the extreme ongoing risk faced by the victim.
