Dr. Shawna Coxon:

As the Commissioner mentioned in respect of the operating model, we went live this year, I assume, in the Senator's area. There is a dedicated community engagement superintendent who oversees the community engagement. From a community policing perspective, we should get not only the same service, but a better one. If there is a specific issue, I would be happy to take that away.

One of the larger issues - and I am glad the Senator brought it up - is that when we talk about the operating model, two things are happening at once. This is where we are seeing the outcomes that have been raised, not only by him, but by other members. We expected to be at 15,000 gardaí and we are at approximately 14,200 right now. This has led to a change overall. However, the merging of services should not be happening in community engagement. That should remain as is.