Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I need to correct my previous references to "Interpol". I should have been referring to "Europol". There is no "indicative number". There may be times when we need additional resources and times when we do not need as many resources as the Garda Commissioner might deem necessary. It is simply a matter of operation. The operational element has to be allowed to remain in the hands of the Garda Commissioner. The legislation we are proposing seeks to frame a Council decision. The operational element will always have to stay with the Garda Commissioner.