Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)

Frequently the focus is on investigating crimes after they have occurred but there has been a substantial reduction in crimes committed across the broad range of areas in each of the last three quarters for which we have statistics. I want to congratulate the Garda Síochána on the work its members are doing and I wish the force across the country well as we are heading into Christmas. I wish the Senator and his constituents a peaceful and hopefully a crime free Christmas.