Mr. John Twomey:

I reiterate what the Commissioner has stated, namely, that our commitment is to the people of Louth and that we will do whatever is necessary to provide a safe community for those people to go about their daily lives. There will be no change to that and whatever resources are required to achieve that objective will be provided. Issues such as this have been dealt with before by An Garda Síochána and through working with the community on resilience and commitment, the rule of law will prevail. We will work closely with the people of Louth to give them the community that they deserve. Since these issues arose, we have had a number of initiatives where we have combined national and local resources. We have provided additional resources both for front-line preventative measures and the armed support unit. All of the skills available to the organisation have been targeted towards this specific issue. They will remain in place until this issue is resolved and it will be resolved.