Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

We will deal with some of them. Other matters will arise as the meeting progresses. I will not ask some of the questions I have submitted because other members have asked them. There is no point in going over the same ground. The purpose of the questions was to give a sense of what the meeting would involve.

I refer to training for gardaí. I understand they have been trained in bicycle use and patrolling, but have not been given any equipment or suitable clothing. This will not be available, I believe, until the end of next year. How has that programme been co-ordinated? It must be frustrating for members as well as the public that things are not happening on the ground. As the new model is rolled out, will one garda no longer be left alone to police a disco at the end of the night?