Mr. Colin Connolly:

Just to echo the sentiments of Mr. Bergin and Mr. Downey, to describe our approach as "holistic" sums it up. In anything we do, or anything I am involved in developing, I will always look at the cost element of it. Security should not necessarily come with a cost to a rural dweller, because if we put a cost on it with high-tech security implementation systems, it keeps people outside of it, whereas initiatives like Theft Stop or text alerts are relatively inexpensive to implement. We are not asking the Government to invest millions in the Garda Síochána; we are asking it to invest time and effort and to put gardaí back in rural communities. If we are putting them back into the area, we are investing in our communities, which is ultimately going to invest in the overall system. It is a simple basic structure and it is a holistic approach.