Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There are areas of significant population growth. Does Mr. O'Driscoll agree that this pilot scheme did not incorporate new populations, that is, populations that have grown as a result of urban sprawl to the extent that existing Garda stations cannot provide the level of policing that might be required? Does he agree that the criteria set by Government did not reflect the population change we see and that if senior management had a role in the criteria, it might have had a more informed view of the stations that would be opened or reopened across the country?