Mr. Anthony Gallagher:

DubhLinn holds meetings about every six weeks, or four weeks if necessary. We make economic use of calling on the Garda to be at the meetings because we realise how stretched they are. The business community in our area is used to a small area of policing and the geography of the area is divided up among the community gardaí. They would like to see that garda for more than four days. I would not ask the Garda themselves, out of respect for them, because we have to let the negotiations with ex-colleagues take their course and see what will eventually emerge. All I will say is that the business community have a huge desire to see community gardaí. They are a valuable asset to them because of the unique knowledge that they have. They would like to see them for a greater period than four days.