Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

Yes, the Senator is correct, the Minister for Finance clearly said the extra gardaí would not be appointed in the near future. I was in the House for that interchange and the Senator may also have been here. He said it was a five-year programme of Government and he intimated that the extra gardaí would arrive before the end of the period of Government. It has been said that the final year of Government will be a busy one.