Joe Neville (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

North Kildare has a rapidly growing population. It has increased from 110,000 to 246,000 over approximately 20 years. We do not have a full-time Garda station in Celbridge or in Maynooth, despite the presence of the university. Kilcock Garda station covers a wider area than just the town of Kilcock; it also covers north-west Kildare. There are different issues in all of those towns. There have been significant public issues with individuals in Celbridge or Leixlip; that is how it happens. In north Kildare, we have not seen the increase in Garda numbers we should have seen. Historically, it has always been poorly represented in the number of gardaí per head of population. How can that be changed?