Where are the 2,000 extra gardaí that were promised? The Garda need the resources and better equipment to do their work. They also need training. My impression is that the training available is not filtered down adequately through the Garda force in terms of new responsibilities and the changing Ireland which they must deal with. I realise it is a bit of a mantra, particularly for local councillors like myself, to go on about the need for more gardaí on the beat, but community policing is hugely important, both for confidence and also for future relationships with the Garda. Young people and communities should get to know their local gardaí, who should be out in the community and seen on the beat. With all the new responsibilities there are for the Garda, the force needs extra resources so that it can manage its role and improve community policing.