Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Some people might be happy with that as well. It is not necessarily the case that everybody is clamouring to see them but Garda visibility is a huge issue. It is interesting for the committee to hear the contrast between what the IFA is saying and what the Garda was saying. It feeds into Deputy O'Callaghan's point on research, figures and numbers and while we have all been a bit sceptical of Garda numbers over the past while for obvious reasons - and Mr. Kennedy is right that some people do not bother reporting - at the same time the scientific or research basis for decision making has to be there as well. In that context the types of crimes that happen are important. Mr. Kennedy has stressed violence but burglaries are obviously a huge issue as well. Does Mr. Kennedy want to order the types of crime?