Séamus McGrath (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail)

I turn to the provision of the service, how it is on a national basis and whether there is equality in the provision of service. What I am getting at is the allocation of gardaí to various districts and divisions. I will be a bit local and ask about the Cork city division, which is an area that feels under resourced in allocations. Following recent attestations, the allocations to Cork city were in single digits. In terms of it being a public service and ensuring people get a fair public service across the country, will the Commissioner explain the rationale of the allocations to ensure there is equality for citizens who are taxpayers? Are they getting a fair and equal service across the country? I particularly refer to the low numbers allocated to Cork city in recent attestations versus Dublin city. It is not proportionate to the population. I have examined this in some detail. I ask the Commissioner to comment on that.