Mr. Jim Meade:

It is an ongoing issue. Sadly, it is a reflection of society and what it has evolved into. In the past year, under Covid, it has been more apparent because those concerned are not able to hide in the crowd, so to speak. It is an ongoing issue for us. We have very close ties with An Garda Síochána. We brought on board a chief security officer, an ex-Garda superintendent, about a year and a half ago to examine this. The officer understands the business and what we need to do. It is an ongoing battle; I am not going to say otherwise. It is about people's perception of safety as much as a high risk to staff and customers on our services. We spend a lot of money annually on security. Expenditure has doubled in the past couple of years. We will continue to spend on security and to invest where it is deemed necessary to deal with antisocial behaviour but there is no quick win or panacea. It continues to be an ongoing issue for all public transport providers.