Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I was promoting him. Deputy Commissioner Twomey can tell him I did that. I want to acknowledge that Assistant Commissioner Finn attended the launch of the report here, which was very much appreciated by the members of the committee. I would commend the report and its recommendations to the Commissioner, which only last Thursday was the subject of a full Dáil debate during which it was given a very warm welcome by all political opinion on the floor of the House, including the Minster for Justice and Equality. As the Minister indicated, the two reports are complementary and sit well side by side.

I want to make a couple of points. I noted the Commissioner spoke about the Border region, and others have made their pitch regarding their respective areas. I am also a Border resident and representative. In terms of the future deployment of resources and given what I can only describe as the ever-growing incidence of drug related anti-social behaviour within my community - I am speaking of Monaghan - which is increasingly becoming a feature of headlines in our local print and broadcast media and was not part of the story of our community in previous years, I ask the Commissioner to take note and be cognisant of that. I very much welcome and endorse the decision the Commissioner has taken in respect of deployment in areas of particular need, but I am hoping that in his reference to further deployment of newly qualified sworn members he would take on board that there is a particular need. I am highlighting the Monaghan situation to him.