Mr. Jer Bergin:

Mr. Downey is right when he says that a great deal of low-level crime is not reported. I refer to diesel theft and that kind of thing. I will explain why reporting has to be part of the IFA's Theft Stop initiative, which is being rolled out by my colleague, Mr. Connolly. There are two issues at stake here. The first is crime prevention and the second is that the Garda is unable to return much of the stolen equipment it recovers to its rightful owners. There is a need for reporting through official Garda channels, to be followed by uploading, identification and all the rest of it. This should result in being able to trace owners and return equipment to farmers. However, this is not something that always happens at present. I think that is a key issue as well.