Mr. Adrian Cummins:

I believe there is a recognition by Dublin City Council that there is a problem. We are on the same wavelength that it is a complex problem between a social and a judicial issue. We have a business forum at which we meet the city officials and the Garda to discuss a range of issues, of which this is one. As that has just been initiated, we must find out how it will progress. Ratepayers across the city would like to see a more fast-tracked solution to the issues by which they are affected. It is one of the top items on the agendas of ratepayers. In my association and perhaps also in the other associations, this is an issue they want to have resolved.