Mr. John O'Mahoney:

I thank the Chairman. I thank Deputy O'Donnell for raising the issue as well. Currently, I have responsibility for the southern region which encompasses the area that Deputy O'Donnell's question relates to. I am very conscious of the matter and I have been in discussions with the Garda Commissioner about matters there. Okay, numbers are down in east Limerick. The Deputy talked about certain incidents. It must be remembered that on the day in question, with the unfortunate death of Mr. O'Donoghue, the Garda were very quickly on the scene which should be acknowledged.