Mr. Michael Finn:

It actually does. The traffic page is excellent. It is one of the leading pages. On Facebook we have 450,000 followers and nearly 500,000 on Twitter. Between the two, we are close to having one million followers on social media. An Garda Síochána has a pretty good footprint, not just nationally but also locally. For example, in counties Wexford, Waterford and Kilkenny the Garda engages with local communities and sends messages on Facebook on what is happening locally. While they do follow the national picture, communities like to know what is happening in their local areas - you cannot beat local news. That is the forum in which we get news out to the local community.