Mr. Pat Leahy:

I will get to that. On the recommendation I made, it was recommended that the following stations be reopened subject to considerations.

In respect of Stepaside Garda station, a consideration was the significant impact on personnel levels available for front-line policing duties. I have articulated that it would have had a significant impact. Furthermore, the additional resources required to reopen Stepaside Garda station could not be extracted from current divisional strength. Simply, at that point we would not have had the resources required. If we had had a turn-key arrangement, we would not have been able to open it. In terms of my priorities across the region in personnel allocation, it would not have been my number one priority. Currently, it would not be my number one priority. At this point I have other priorities across the region in the allocation of personnel.