Colm Brophy (Dublin South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

For many years before being elected, I was a councillor in Tallaght working on the Joint Policing Commission, JPC. The work done by gardaí at all levels in making the community link is at the heart of why the Garda Síochána has such a good relationship with the community. We alluded to it when the Policing Authority came before the committee. In any reforms the Commissioner is considering, she should seek to strengthen community-based policing which proactively builds the relationship between the Garda Síochána and the community as well as the other aspects we talked about.