Mr. Drew Harris:

We refer to them as Garda staff. The upper limit which has been set for me is 4,000. When we reach a strength of 15,000 garda, 4,000 staff and 2,000 garda reserves, we will need to take stock and recalibrate because there may be more that can be done. My responsibility in terms of budget is to maximise the policing impact such that when we reach a strength of 15,000 garda plus 4,000 staff that proportion may have to change further.