Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That issue is being dealt with in consultation with An Garda Síochána. Commissioner Harris has indicated that rather than establishing stand-alone operations in each of the 17 divisions, he wants one national approach which will involve training and guidance for police officers in each of the divisions. The structure will be based centrally within An Garda Síochána. There will be one uniform approach and one uniform training method for the entire country. The officers will be deployed rather than serving in separate units in each division. This was the decision of Commissioner Harris.