David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Quite often the person is also interacted with in a different way to prevent them from getting into this. Not just punishment but other work is done to see what is going on. We need police around the place as well.

Will somebody comment on the scanners as a matter of interest? I noticed that some shops in the north of England are now getting rid of them because the scanners were encouraging shoplifting and theft. I am not sure if anyone has any experience of those? The scanners are relatively new.