Mr. Drew Harris:

I will take myself out of this. Like other police services, we have ongoing responsibility for the protection of individuals who visit Ireland. Sometimes that involves personnel being authorised to carry firearms within the State. That has been reported on in recent weeks as well. There is variety in my own movements and my own security. That requires personnel from both organisations to cross the Border at times. I would say that, habitually, it is more a case of personnel crossing into the North.