Mr. Joseph Burke:

There was concern before the local election count and the European election count. Again, I can talk only for Dublin, but I am lucky in that I get significant co-operation from the Garda and I enjoy a very good relationship with the superintendent and some of his staff. The Garda comes to me with any information it has and once we have analysed what the risks are, we try to take appropriate steps to ensure the count centre will be safe for everybody, including candidates and members of the public. That is under review at all times. I have certainly noticed the trend. I am the city sheriff as well, so I deal with people in many different situations, and I am sure my colleagues throughout the country are taking note of the changes in society and in the behaviour of people when planning their events.