Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

With regard to a local issue in County Clare, when the Commissioner was before the committee in February I raised the issue of no chief superintendent having been appointed to replace the retired chief superintendent, John Kerin. The Commissioner confirmed at that meeting that an appointment was going to be made imminently, which it was. People in Clare are, however, very concerned at the fact that this chief superintendent is now departing three months after his appointment. Another person, Sean Colleran, has been appointed to the role and I wish him well. I am sure that the Commissioner can appreciate that the people of County Clare are a little concerned because of the chequered history of chief superintendents coming and going - which I appreciate was prior to the Commissioner's appointment. John Kerin was the only chief superintendent of the last five or six to stay for any length of time. The situation is now that a chief superintendent came, stayed for three months, and then left. Since the Commissioner was last before the committee we have had two chief superintendents in Clare. Will the Commissioner assure the people of County Clare that the new chief superintendent who has been appointed will be left in place for long enough to learn about the county and get his feet under the table?