Ms Eimear Fisher:

It is important to recognise there has been an increase in the number of marked cars, and we noted this in the report. As Mr. Toland stated about the public presence and visibility, the public can only recognise a presence when it is visible to them. At the same time, there must be reassurance, because there are valid reasons for having unmarked cars. That said, we stated in the report that the inspectorate does not believe there is a need for certain cars which are unmarked at present to be unmarked. Detective cars may not always need to be unmarked, and this is a specific observation made in the report. The Deputy is correct that there is a difference between presence and visibility, which is noted in the report and is observed.