Ann Ormonde (Fianna Fail)

I support Senator Morrissey's point regarding the need to revisit the issue of driving tests and the implementation of the programme. There is a very long waiting list and perhaps that should form part of the debate on how it all works, along with the curricula vitae of driving testers and how they are selected. Regarding what Senator Brian Hayes said about the Lord Mayor's concept of local policing, the idea is not new. It has been aired many times as the way forward, including before I left the council. I would welcome statements on how we should move on it since that must be the way forward. All the local community leaders should be involved in the debate on how we can best solve the problem of crime; I know of no other way. It is not a new concept, but it needs to be aired again.