Seanad debates

Thursday, 3 April 2003

That is very much a policy both now and in the future. We could have 10,000 more gardaí on the beat which we would all like but would it make a difference? Are we expending our resources in a non-targeted way? If we could use research to find out in a targeted way the specific crimes, profiling and other related details and use that information in a more modern way, we would make fine use of our resources. It is easy to say 2,000 more gardaí should be put on the beat – I have every confidence that by the end of our five years in government that additional number will be on or about to be put on the beat but there needs to be a more modern, streamlined forensic examination of the resources available to us and how they can best be used. If we can do this with the force we have, we will be well on the way in this regard. The road the Minister has to travel is a long one, which I know he understands. In many respects it will be a rocky one but it he keeps his enthusiasm and appetite for work in tact, he will surmount many difficulties.

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