Alan Farrell (Dublin North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Commissioner. I have additional comments to make. On the occasion of the Commissioner's last visit to the committee I asked her a specific question and was pleased with her response. I refer to the curtailment of hours at certain stations, in particular at my local station in Malahide. At the time, she assured me that no further stations were being considered either for closure or the curtailment of hours. My next two questions stem from the matter. Is that still the case? I personally accept the rationale for the closure of a public desk in a station that is still in operation and still being used for falling in or whatever the expression is for officers on duty. Will there be a time in the future, with growth in certain communities, where An Garda Síochána envisages that such stations, which already have limited numbers, would be opened at least from a public perception point of view?