Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael)
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That is no problem. I thank the representatives of the inspectorate for coming in again. It is good to see the witnesses who we have met a good few times over the years. I will be as brief as I possibly can. I am conscious that the witnesses have been sitting for a while now. A number of statistics were identified in the opening statement and in the various reports of the inspectorate. A matter I have addressed before to all the policing bodies, as well as to current and former Commissioners, is the use of professional, non-sworn members or the professionalisation or civilianisation, as some call it, of police services. At the moment, 83% of our gardaí are deployed on front-line duties while 93% is the average in other jurisdictions. Will the inspectorate complete follow-up evaluations on the allocations and are there any measures within the inspectorate's suggested recommendations in the past or future that might assist the Commissioner in improving that statistic?