Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The overall budget increased by 23% or 24% between 2015 and 2020. With regard to the development of policing, a couple of years ago, there was a lot of talk about changing the ethos. The Commissioner has outlined some of the changes that have taken place. With regard to policing, people still refer to An Garda Síochána as a "force". The Commissioner attended a joint policing committee in County Laois. That was helpful. With regard to ethos and perception, does he believe it would be helpful if we could drop the term "force" and describe An Garda Síochána as a service?