Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Okay. I have a final question for Mr. Callinan. My constituents who come from less wealthy backgrounds - they may be unemployed, for example - sometimes perceive that they are not treated as fairly as people from more middle-class backgrounds. Does the Garda have any training systems or other procedures in place to ensure its members treat people fairly at all times? I can link this with the issue of community policing, which we have already discussed. Some community gardaí are particularly well adapted to dealing with people from all spheres of the public, but that might not be true right across the board. I ask Mr. Callinan to keep an eye on that and to try to ensure gardaí are able to deal with the public as sympathetically as possible. Obviously, it is in everyone's interests for gardaí to be respected right across society, rather than solely among those of us who may be more privileged than others.