Dr. Gurchand Singh:

We run a public attitudes survey on trust levels within the Garda Síochána. We survey 1,500 people per quarter, or 6,000 people per year. The results show that we have strong trust levels that are robust and consistent. In the last quarter for which we have results, the second quarter of 2016, there was a medium to high trust level of 87%. We have strong trust levels. Within a European context, our trust levels are good. People can see these results. The European Social Survey asks people across Europe their trust levels in the police and when we compare ourselves with other European countries, our trust levels are fairly high.