Jim Walsh (Fianna Fail)

I welcome these provisions, in particular the ethnic diversity to which the Minister referred and which is mentioned in this amendment. In that regard, there should be some sort of positive campaign to recruit people, particularly from our large eastern European population, along with those of Chinese or black backgrounds. We should now be thinking of recruiting from those groups. It establishes a connection with communities once they see people involved in the police. It would be good for the integration of those people, who are coming in and will be part of Ireland in the future.