Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The more we have, the more confidence it is going to give to the local communities. We are in an unusual position in this country in that every community, including his and mine, wants to see more gardaí. Whatever constituency or community we go to, people want to see more gardaí on the street. Some countries do not have that and the people want to see the police force out of the area. It is commendable that we have a situation where everyone wants to see gardaí.