Marc MacSharry (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In essence we have more aggravated burglaries than we ever had in the history of the State. In that large area from Ballina in north Mayo to Ballisodare in Sligo, there are eight gardaí, one car and one sergeant. That sounds very good but at any one time there are two gardaí on duty. There are aggravated burglaries and in one instance, a man left his wife in the house while he went to mass, a distance of no more than 100 metres, and on his return 40 minutes later he found his wife tied up.