Jim Walsh (Fianna Fail)

It may not be possible for the Minister of State to address my concerns as there may be no specific answers at this stage. However, it would be desirable to have parameters with regard to the take-up of this facility in the Bill. The success of the legislation depends on the extent to which people avail of sections 2 and 3. It might be useful if there were some target areas. It is fine if there are not but this should be considered in order that the success or otherwise of the Bill could be gauged. It could be done on a mutual basis with the PSNI. It could be useful in that, as Senator Maurice Hayes said on Second Stage, this may require some incentives to be built in to encourage people to make applications and avail of it. That may not be necessary but we will not know until the legislation has been in operation for a period. However, in the first instance, there should be some sort of targets at which to aim. Otherwise, the experience of the legislation will become the target for future years. I would like to think that, at the outset, a certain number of placements would be expected in a given year from one side to the other. I do not know what information the Minister of State has on this.