Jim D'Arcy (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I would like to put on record that the people of Louth appreciate the great work being done by An Garda Síochána.

Traditionally, special resources were provided to deal with extraordinary actions in Border areas. While I acknowledge that the allocation of resources is a matter for the Garda Commissioner, it would appear that Louth is under-resourced in terms of population and crime levels. Louth is in the Border area. A couple of weeks ago the British-Irish Council special reporting committee called for the establishment of a special task force to combat crime, such as diesel laundering, in the area. Will the Minister ask the Garda Commissioner to re-examine the possible recalibration of resources to take account of the extraordinary factors in Border areas?