Ivana Bacik (Independent) | Oireachtas source

-----since last September, and 250 additional recruits have been announced. The Minister is addressing the AGSI conference today but this is very positive. It is welcome also to see the positive reporting, particularly in the wake of the murder trial last week and the excellent policing practice that goes on in this country. At the domestic violence conference I spoke about earlier this week, there was also a recognition and acknowledgement of the excellent practices going on in some quarters in the Garda on policing of domestic violence.

I remind colleagues that we have a Labour Private Members' motion tonight on integration with the Minister of State, Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin. It commends the Minister for the work he has done to date with new communities and in particular highlighting last week's inaugural Polska Éire Festival 2015, which was hugely successful. There will be people from that in the Visitors Gallery so I hope colleagues will participate.