Ms Noirín O'Sullivan:

We are very conscious of the impact that the unavailability of Garda cars has on local communities. As Mr. Culhane stated, in relation to the recent provision of the cars and the ones that will come on stream after the fit-out, we have prioritised these into many rural areas and looked at where the priority needs are in terms of the vehicles. This is very much the way we are working and the plan at the moment. In the longer term, as I stated, we are looking at the make-up and type of fleet that we need and I hope we will have the projection by mid-autumn.