Mr. Cormac Ó Donnchú:

I will give some practical examples that may be of interest to members in regard to early interventions that we have come across in Dublin and are worthy of note. The first is the Early Learning Initiative run from the National College of Ireland which is involved in prenatal support for young women and detailed parenting support as the child progresses. It is worthy of closer examination by members. The second example is City Connects, my understanding of which is that it identifies all individuals attending primary school across a geographic area and does its best to connect the individuals with relevant services. It is a holistic overview of every individual in primary school. As I said, these are worthy of some further examination.

My final point is in regard to the point made by Ms Joyce that the local community safety partnerships will put interdepartmental engagement on a statutory footing. This will put a statutory obligation on other Departments to engage in community safety on a local basis.