Parents, teachers, community leaders and all of us need to participate in the fight against crime. We cannot leave it to the gardaí to fight the cause of it. It is most important for people, particularly the elderly, to feel safe in their communities. Attacks on the elderly in isolated areas are the most despicable and cowardly acts any person can perpetrate. The fear and apprehension of the elderly and their families concerning such attacks are dreadful. The community alert scheme launched last year, or earlier this year, has been a good source of comfort to the elderly. I am not sure how effective it is or what has been the feedback on it, but I can only imagine that the putting in place of any regulation or system such as that must be positive. We must all play our part in this; it is not good enough to leave this fight to the gardaí. The concept of good neighbourliness must be put into practice. If we all go down the right road in this regard, we can hopefully rid ourselves of the level of crime in our society.