Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Callinan referred in his opening statement to the imperative of doing more with less. There comes a point when that argument runs out of rope because there is a stage at which not alone can one not do more with less but one cannot even do the necessities. Therefore, recruitment will be re-opened at some stage. Would it pose an operational difficulty for the Commissioner if he were to have a differentiation between current serving gardaí and new recruits in respect of the kind of pay and allowances to which they are entitled? Would it present a difficulty in terms of management or morale?