Mr. Drew Harris:

As I covered in my presentation, I can assure the people of County Clare that a locally responsive policing service will be in place and that divisions will be, to a great extent, operationally autonomous. These divisions will provide a local service bespoke to the needs of the community. Experienced members will be freed up for operational work and there will be an increased focus on community policing. We are moving members of An Garda Síochána away from administrative functions. That requires the amalgamation of certain divisions. The units delivering the policing service will be bigger, but this will provide efficiency in administration and bureaucracy. These savings in expenditure can be used for operational policing on the ground.